AI Detects Pancreatic Cancer Signs Prior to Tumor Development
A research team at Mayo Clinic has developed an artificial intelligence system that can spot warning signs of pancreatic cancer 3 years before a formal diagnosis is made. The findings, published this week in the journal Gut, suggest the technology could help doctors identify the disease far earlier than is currently possible. To build the system, researchers trained the algorithm using CT scans of patients who had undergone imaging for different health complaints but were later found to have pancreatic cancer. The model learned to recognize subtle patterns that might indicate early disease. Its performance was then compared with that of experienced radiologists reviewing the same scans. According to the study, the AI tool was…