• Profile
Close

Tetris-like program could speed breast cancer detection

Newswise Sep 09, 2018

Researchers from the University of Adelaide’s Australian Institute for Machine Learning (AIML) are developing a fully automated medical image analysis program to detect breast tumors. The program uses a unique style to focus on the affected area.

In conjunction with an MRI scan, this autonomous program—using artificial intelligence (AI)—employs the traversal movement and style of a retro video game to examine the breast area.

University of Adelaide PhD candidate Gabriel Maicas Suso and Associate Professor Gustavo Carneiro from AIML developed the program.

“Just as vintage video game Tetris manipulated geometric shapes to fit a space, this program uses a green square to navigate and search over the breast image to locate lesions. The square changes to red in color if a lesion is detected,” says Mr Maicas.Suso.

“Our research shows that this unique approach is 1.78 times faster in finding a lesion than existing methods of detecting breast cancer, and the results are just as accurate,” he says.

The researchers created this program by applying deep reinforcement learning methods, a form of AI that enables computers and machines to learn how to do complex tasks without being programmed by humans. As a result, the program can independently analyze breast tissue.

They were able to train the computer program with a relatively small amount of data, which is a critical challenge in medical imaging.

“By incorporating machine learning into medical imaging analysis, we have developed a program that intuitively locates lesions quickly and accurately,” says Associate Professor Carneiro.

“More research is needed before the program could be used clinically. Our ultimate aim is for this detection method to be used by radiologists to complement, support, and assist their important work in making a precise and quick prognosis.”

“AI has an important role to play in the imaging medical field, the potential to use AI in this field is boundless,” he says.

—Newswise

Go to Original
Only Doctors with an M3 India account can read this article. Sign up for free or login with your existing account.
4 reasons why Doctors love M3 India
  • Exclusive Write-ups & Webinars by KOLs

  • Nonloggedininfinity icon
    Daily Quiz by specialty
  • Nonloggedinlock icon
    Paid Market Research Surveys
  • Case discussions, News & Journals' summaries
Sign-up / Log In
x
M3 app logo
Choose easy access to M3 India from your mobile!


M3 instruc arrow
Add M3 India to your Home screen
Tap  Chrome menu  and select "Add to Home screen" to pin the M3 India App to your Home screen
Okay