AI for Cervical Cancer Diagnosis
Mayo Clinic – AI cervical cancer screenings
Mayo Clinic, an organization focused on the development of patient care and health technology, has developed an artificial intelligence based solution to identify precancerous changes in a woman’s cervix.
The machine learning-based solution uses an algorithm taught with the use of over 60,000 cervical images from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) for ease of identification of precancerous signs. Researchers state that the algorithm functions at a much higher success rate than a trained human expert with 91% compared to 69% of correctly identified signs.
With the company continuously updating the algorithm, we can expect to see an even higher percentage of correct clinical decisions in the very near future. It’s an exciting time for all involved within the industry.
Interestingly enough, in March 2019, Mayo Clinic and Leidos announced building a tech accelerator on Mayo Clinic’s campus in Jacksonville within the Life Sciences Incubator campus. The campus is a med-tech hub designated to advance new ideas and products from the research lab, through product development, for the improvement of human health and well-being which includes various Artificial Intelligence initiatives.