AI Ultimate Cancer Warrior

AI can now detect colon cancer

Yet another neural network for early cancer detection  

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New neural networks that can detect cancer are cropping up like wildfire. This is great news considering there are 1,685,210 new cases of cancer being diagnosed, according to the National Cancer Institute.

AI typically outperforms current methods that rely on the human eye.

From Futurism, A new computer-aided endoscopic system that probes for signs of tumor or cancer growth in the colon may very well be the future of cancer detection. Assisted by artificial intelligence (AI), the new diagnostic system is able to tell if clumps of cells, called colorectal polyps, that grow along the walls of the colon are benign tumors known as colorectal adenoma.

“The most remarkable breakthrough with this system is that artificial intelligence enables real-time optical biopsy of colorectal polyps during colonoscopy, regardless of the endoscopists’ skill,” Mori said, speaking during the Opening Plenary at the UEG Week. “This allows the complete resection of adenomatous polyps and prevents unnecessary polypectomy of non-neoplastic polyps.”

In recent months AI systems have been used to conduct early detection diagnosis is many other types of cancer. Those include skin cancer, breast cancer, and lung cancer. 

IBM's Watson is currently being used for a host of healthcare applications. It has increased the implementation of deep learning neural networks to help diagnose things like heart disease and cancer.  

In early August, IBM announced that it will acquire Merge Healthcare Inc., a company that sells systems that help medical professionals access and store medical images. This move is a critical step in IBM’s plan to put AI to work medically by training its Watson software to identify maladies like heart disease and cancer.

If they’re right, IBM may someday be able to provide services that help streamline the diagnostic process for doctors, lowering costs and raising efficiency. This, in turn, could turn IBM into a major player in the $7.2 trillion global healthcare market.

https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence-is-leading-a-revolution-in-medicine/

https://futurism.com/ai-assisted-detection-identifies-colon-cancer-automatically-and-in-real-time/