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An NHS hospital trust tested an artificial intelligence (AI) tool called Mia to improve detection of early-stage breast cancer that may be missed by doctors.
Mia was tested alongside NHS radiologists, analyzing over 10,000 mammograms.
Mia identified very small signs of cancer in 11 women that had been overlooked by human doctors; it also successfully flagged all the cases where cancer was present.
Early detection is critical for breast cancer survival rates. Mia's assistance could reduce waiting times for results and potentially decrease radiologists' workloads.
The trial was conducted by an NHS hospital trust, and Mia was developed by Kheiron Medical.
This research has not yet been peer-reviewed, but results are promising, drawing attention from the Royal College of Radiologists and Cancer Research UK.
