A study published in Radiology found that a deep learning artificial intelligence (AI) model from IBM Research can predict the development of malignant breast cancer in patients within a year by linking health records and mammograms.
In this retrospective study, 52,936 images were obtained in 13,234 women who underwent at least one mammogram and who had health records for at least 1 year before undergoing mammography. The algorithm was trained on 9,611 mammograms and health records to predict biopsy malignancy and to differentiate between normal from abnormal screenings.
The AI could correctly forecasted respective development of 87 percent and 77 percent of cancerous and non-cancerous cases, and also identified breast cancer in 48 percent of patients that otherwise would have been overlooked, with accuracy comparable to radiologists therefore it has the potential to substantially reduce missed diagnoses of breast cancer.
