CBS This Morning: "Artificial intelligence aims to improve breast cancer diagnoses"
Dr. Joann Elmore is interviewed about the use of AI to improve diagnostic accuracy in routine mammograms
A recent study found that false positive breast biopsies cost the healthcare system over $2 billion per year. According to the National Cancer Institute, mammograms miss about 20% of breast cancers while one in 10 women receive a false positive result. Jamie Yuccas spoke with researchers at Google and UCLA who have developed an artificial intelligence program to help better diagnose mammograms and biopsies.
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