Researchers have developed a novel AI algorithm that can identify cervical cancer with greater accuracy than a human expert.
The algorithm, called automated visual evaluation, can analyze digital images of a cervix and accurately identify precancerous changes that require medical attention.
It can be performed with minimal training, making it ideal for countries with limited healthcare resources. It identified precancer with greater accuracy than a human expert review or conventional methods.
“The computer analysis of the images was better at identifying precancer than a human expert reviewer of Pap tests under the microscope (cytology),” said Mark Schiffman, from the National Cancer Institute in the US.