- Robots may be as good as doctors in spotting breast cancer, a Lancet study reveals.
- Artificial intelligence (AI) in mammography screenings can replace one medic and match the accuracy of two radiologists in detecting disease.
- AI-supported screenings could almost halve the workload of radiologists, addressing the national shortage of experts in the UK.
- The study involved over 80,000 women in Sweden, showing that AI-assisted detection was as effective as traditional double reading by radiologists.
- The AI-supported group had 36,886 fewer screen readings by radiologists, reducing the workload by 44%.
- The AI system did not generate more false positives, ensuring accurate results and a false positive rate of 1.5%.
- Researchers highlight the need to assess patient outcomes and the potential for combining radiologists’ expertise with AI to detect interval cancers better.
- The NHS is exploring AI’s potential to improve breast screening, enabling faster and more efficient diagnosis, earlier cancer detection, and saving lives.
- The promising results emphasize AI’s potential to transform healthcare, prompting the UK government to invest £21 million for AI’s swift rollout in the NHS.
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