The doctors at Almazov Centre together with their colleagues from the Saint Petersburg Polytechnic University are studying an artificial intelligence system for medical imaging analysis.
The experts are confident that providing the tasks are set correctly, the system can help doctors in making a correct diagnosis at the earliest possible stage of a disease without the human factor.
The results of the joint work have been published in an international journal in the article focusing on the diagnosis of cervical cancer. According to the study, almost 17 thousand cases of this dangerous disease were registered in Russia in 2018.
The specialists are confident that the screening using the new artificial intelligence system will help identify a dangerous disease at an early stage.
According to Eduard Komlichenko, Director of the Almazov Centre Clinic:
“Colposcopy is a fairly routine technique producing photographic images of the cervix. Doctors from various Russian regions send these images to Almazov Centre via telemedicine channels, and we assess them here using artificial intelligence in order to derive a correct interpretation. If the diagnosis suspected by a doctor with the help of artificial intelligence is confirmed after a detailed examination, the patient will receive medical care at the very early stage of the disease. The potential for recovery from cervical cancer in stage 0 or stage A is almost 100%. This is extremely important.”
Studies have shown that artificial intelligence is 10 to 12% more accurate than doctors in diagnosing. The program reveals a suspicious area and predicts the probability of the presence of a particular disease.