Artificial intelligence could be ahead of cancer

Artificial intelligence could be ahead of cancer

Japanese researchers create a system that detects early signs of colorectal cancer

   Japanese scientists have created a device based on artificial intelligence that automatically detects 98% of polyps and other symptoms and signs of early stages of colorectal cancer.

The National Cancer Center of Japan and the NEC company have developed a system that uses proprietary facial recognition technology to quickly identify abnormal conditions by examining images taken inside the large intestine, according to information collected by the local newspaper Asahi.

   When it detects anomalies, the artificial intelligence system marks a circle in said location on a monitor and emits an audible alarm.

Through this system, the scientists identified polyps that had not yet become tumors, as well as early stages of cancer during a routine colonoscopy.

The researchers analyzed with this new system the images related to 5,000 cases and verified that the device was able to identify 98% of the polyps and early signs of cancer.

The technology could even detect a polyp 2 millimeters in diameter and another that was difficult to appreciate because the color was similar to that of the surrounding mucosa, according to the Japanese media.

"The results of a colonoscopy can change depending on the ability of the doctor, I hope the system helps to resolve this barrier of the difference in abilities," said Dr. Masayoshi Yamada, of the Japanese National Cancer Center Hospital, in a statement to the newspaper. Japanese

The failure rate in the detection of small polyps during a conventional colonoscopy is up to 13%, according to data cited by the Japanese doctor.