ECR: AI boosts junior radiologists’ breast cancer detection metrics

An AI algorithm boosts junior radiologists’ breast cancer detection metrics, according to a presentation delivered March 1 at ECR 2024.

The study findings could make a busy radiology department more effective, said presenter Mehran Ahmadi, MD, of Tehran University of Medical Sciences in Iran.

“[We found that] AI can improve the diagnostic capabilities and detection rates of radiologists with less than five years experience,” he told session attendees.

Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer death among women around the world, Ahmadi noted. Screening for the disease with…