MedPage Today December 6, 2024
— Overall cancer detection rate was about 43% higher versus women who chose not to participate
Women who chose to enroll in a self-pay, artificial intelligence (AI)-enhanced breast cancer screening program were more likely to have cancer detected, researchers reported.
Across 10 clinical practices, the overall cancer detection rate was on average 43% higher for those who enrolled in the AI program versus unenrolled women, and further analyses showed that 21% of that increase could be attributed to the AI component, reported Bryan Haslam, PhD, of DeepHealth in Somerville, Massachusetts.
The remaining increase in detection was attributed to the fact that higher-risk patients chose to enroll in the AI program more frequently, he noted during the Radiological Society of North...