AI helps doctors spot breast cancer in scans: world-first trial

The trial involved more than 100,000 women who received routine breast cancer scans across Sweden in 2021 and 2022. — Pixabay

PARIS, France: Artificial intelligence helps doctors spot more cases of breast cancer when reading routine scans, a world-first trial found Jan 30.

The results suggest countries should roll out programmes taking advantage of AI's scanning power to ease the workload of short-staffed radiologists, the Swedish lead researchers said.