Study Reveals Google’s AI System Is Better At Spotting Lung Cancer Than Humans

An artificial intelligence (AI) model which according to claims is better at diagnosing lung cancer than human expers have been developed by scientists at Google.

Deep learning, a form of AI, was able to detect malignant lung nodules on low-dose chest computed tomography (LDCT) scans with a performance meeting or exceeding that of expert radiologists, researchers said.
The system, provides an automated image evaluation system to enhance the accuracy of early lung cancer diagnosis that could lead to earlier treatment. The deep-learning system was compared against radiologists on LDCTs for patients, some of whom had biopsy confirmed cancer within a year. In most comparisons, the model performed at or better than radiologists. Deep learning is a technique that teaches computers to learn by example.

The deep-learning system also produced fewer false positives and fewer false negatives, which could lead to fewer unnecessary follow-up procedures and fewer missed tumours, if it were used in a clinical setting.