What I Read: A.I. Is Learning to Read Mammograms

A.I. Is Learning to Read Mammograms
Computers that are trained to recognize patterns and interpret images may outperform humans at finding cancer on X-rays.
By Denise Grady
Jan. 1, 2020


“Artificial intelligence can help doctors do a better job of finding breast cancer on mammograms…. The next step in the research is to have radiologists try using the tool as part of their routine practice in reading mammograms. New techniques that pass their initial tests with flying colors do not always perform as well out in the real world.”