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Deep mind will use data available to it via a new partnership with Jikei University Hospital in Japan to refine its artificially intelligent (AI) breast cancer detection algorithms.
Google AI subsidiary DeepMind has partnered with Jikei University Hospital in Japan to analyze mammagrophy scans from 30,000 women.
DeepMind is furthering its cancer research efforts with a newly announced partnership.
The London-based Google subsidiary said it has been given access to mammograms from roughly 30,000 women that were taken at Jikei University Hospital in Tokyo, Japan between 2007 and 2018.
Deep mind will use that data to refine its artificially intelligent (AI) breast cancer detection algorithms.
Over the course of the next five years, DeepMind researchers will review the 30,000 images, along with 3,500 images from magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans and historical mammograms provided by the U.K.’s Optimam (an image database of over 80,000 scans extracted from the NHS’ National Breast Screening System), to investigate whether its AI systems can accurately spot signs of cancerous tissue.
Via nrip
Healthcare data is increasingly being analyzed and complex algorithms created to help various aspects of the healthcare ecosystem.
A big problem is the availability of huge data sets, and where available, the prevention of their misuse. Its great that Deepmind is able to source data sets , (being a sub of Google, am sure plays a role), and hopefully they will put their deep mind ;) to good use and be able to improve detection algorithms.
I have written previously on this, and it will be useful for patients and if the data sets do help create both faster as well as more accurate detection algorithms in the future.