(CNN) — Artificial intelligence found more breast cancers than doctors with years of training and experience and cut doctors’ mammogram reading workload almost in half, a new early-stage study found.
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"The greatest potential of AI right now is that it could allow radiologists to be less burdened by the excessive amount of reading,” said Dr. Kristina Lang, lead author on the study
The American College of Radiology (ACR) and Society of Breast Imaging (SBI) has submitted joint comments in response to the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) draft recommendations for breast cancer screening. The combined comments acknowledged the proposed move toward screening average risk women beginning at age 40 is a step in the right direction, while objecting to other aspects of the Task Force’s recommendations.