Man versus Machine in Mesothelioma Diagnostics: Can AI Help?

Man versus Machine in Mesothelioma Diagnostics: Can AI Help?

ByHolly Zink

Diagnosing lung diseases can be hard because they have many causes and symptoms. Artificial Intelligence (AI) may enable faster and more accurate diagnosis. AI could also play a significant role in improving outcomes for mesothelioma patients and other lung diseases. Using Artificial Intelligence (AI) One common lung problem is pleural effusion. This can make breathing tough and cause coughing and tiredness. Doctors usually use a method called pleural fluid aspiration to diagnose pleural effusion. But this method is not great at finding cancer and other diseases. Doctors often need more tests like CT scans and pleural biopsies, which can be uncomfortable and take time. Researchers are looking at using AI to help diagnose pleural effusions. In a recent study, scientists…

Artificial Intelligence Tool Measures Mesothelioma Treatment Response
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Artificial Intelligence Tool Measures Mesothelioma Treatment Response

ByAlex Strauss

Scientists at the University of Glasgow in Scotland have developed an artificial intelligence tool that could revolutionize the way doctors plan and monitor mesothelioma treatment.  The University team collaborated with Scottish firm Canon Medical Research Europe to develop an AI prototype for detecting pleural mesothelioma. Canon Medical specializes in medical imaging software.  Pleural mesothelioma is a type of lung cancer caused by asbestos exposure. The new artificial intelligence tool is designed to find and measure mesothelioma tumors on CT scans.  It can be challenging even for cancer experts to detect tiny changes in mesothelioma tumors. But the AI tool can quickly reveal how well or poorly a patient is doing on a treatment like chemotherapy. The sooner doctors know if…

Artificial Intelligence Improves Mesothelioma Diagnosis, Study Finds
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Artificial Intelligence Improves Mesothelioma Diagnosis, Study Finds

ByAlex Strauss

There is more evidence that artificial intelligence may have a role to play in helping doctors diagnose deadly malignant mesothelioma earlier.  A study conducted at Japan’s Hyogo College of Medicine used past patient records to test a deep convolutional neural network (CDNN). This is a complex computer program designed to evaluate diagnostic criteria.  Pleural mesothelioma is a difficult cancer for doctors to diagnose. Artificial intelligence can help by quickly comparing diagnostic data to hundreds of past cases. In the Japanese study, the AI produced the most accurate mesothelioma diagnoses when combined with all of the available patient data. The Challenge of Diagnosing Mesothelioma Mesothelioma tumors grow on the membranes around internal organs. They usually come from past exposure to asbestos….

Scientists Say Machine Learning Could Help Diagnose Mesothelioma Earlier
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Scientists Say Machine Learning Could Help Diagnose Mesothelioma Earlier

ByAlex Strauss

Researchers in Toronto say machine learning could help doctors diagnose mesothelioma earlier. Molecular geneticists at the University of Toronto teamed up with cancer and heart doctors to conduct the new research. The team collected data from hundreds of suspected mesothelioma cases and ran it through different statistical analysis programs. The goal was to see which one was best at determining who had pleural mesothelioma and who did not. The results revealed some important information – both about the machine learning tools and about how doctors might diagnose mesothelioma earlier, even without them. Why Doctors Need to Diagnose Mesothelioma Earlier Mesothelioma is almost always caused by asbestos exposure. In the first few years of the disease, there may be no mesothelioma…