New AI foundation model can detect rare cancers – but needs digital support to proliferate
Healthcare IT News September 12, 2024
As new artificial intelligence tools are introduced, the greater efficiency and accuracy achieved using AI will increasingly justify the costs and effort to take on digital pathology practice, says Dr. David Klimstra, cofounder of Paige.
Virchow, developed by New York based digital pathology company Paige, is one of the largest image-based AI foundation models for detecting cancer. Born out of a partnership between Paige and Microsoft Research, Virchow has mastered the complexities of diagnosing small, complex and rare cancers to give pathologists a level of insight into detecting and diagnosing cancer that previously was not possible.
Rare cancers, which represent more than 50% of all cancers, have been exceptionally hard to diagnose. Considering more than 70% of cancers occurring in...