I bet if I had an AI doctor, I’d still have my leg. {{ LOL }}
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intercst
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As a double breast cancer survivor who proactively got MRI and caught the invasive cancers when they were under 1 cm (Stage 1)…I know many women who didn’t find their breast cancers until they were Stage 2 or higher.
I would be a lot happier if all mammograms were first analyzed by AI and then double-checked by a radiologist. Dense breast tissue (a lot of supportive connective tissue networked through the breast) shows up as white nets that can easily hide a cancer.
Wendy
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This, yes. One of the best things that AI has going for it is the potential for co-analysis in determining disease. It is now obvious that it can be used as a layered diagnostic tool - one that should not necessarily be used alone, but in combination with traditional identification and treatment.
Pete
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Interesting article.
#1 question, they talk about radiation in CT scans, why aren’t they using MRIs? No radiation and supposedly better pictures.
#2, have to be skeptical about mass screening and the risk benefit ratio. One of the unwritten rules about medicine is “Don’t ask the question unless you know what to do with the answer”. So you run 100,000 people through an imaging machine, how many false positives will you get leading to how many unnecessary invasive and potentially risky procedures.
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