Thursday, May 11, 2017

How About Computer ID of Breast Cancer ... Accurately - Science

The computer approach not only identifies the breast cancer tumor but can give you its precise location.  OK, this is Jetsons material.  Welcome to the Future.

A deep-learning computer network developed through research led by Case Western Reserve University was 100 percent accurate in determining whether invasive forms of breast cancer were present in whole biopsy slides.

Looking closer, the network correctly made the same determination in each individual pixel of the slide 97 percent of the time, rendering near-exact delineations of the tumors.

Compared to the analyses of four pathologists, the machine was more consistent and accurate, in many cases improving on their delineations.

Science Daily:  Computer accurately identifies and delineates breast cancers on digital tissue slides


The machine technology not only did it accurately, it did it better than humans are capable.

Now it's conceivable that test was rigged insofar as these weren't such good pathologists but that's the TV game show approach and we have no reason to suspect such a thing.  To the scientific observation of these researchers, did machine was more effective than humans.


Note: if you're actively interested in pursuing this type of technology, the source article is strongly recommended.


This has to include the Age of Robos theme since we're not talking about robos who replace jobs for people working on assembly lines, retail, call centers, etc since those jobs are gone anyway.  These robos are high-end when they can play even-up with qualified doctors.  What's more, in this case, they can do it better.

The pathologists in this case may not be board-certified Medical Doctors but they're still extremely high-end in medicine where detection of cancer has become one of the highest priorities since they can fix just about anything else in this brisk modern time.

Ed:  anything science can do anti-vaxxers can wreck!

Nah as they don't wreck anything but themselves.  They're temporarily walking examples of evolution in action but skipping the vaccinations has the inevitable consequence it has always had.




It's tragic as that perfectly-good pizza is now wasted (sob).

Ed:  and it's a Chicago pizza too (openly weeps)

You know, I was trying to discern whether this is Chicago or New York but I can't tell.  Either way, the loss of that pizza is a tragedy.

Ed:  who's the stiff?

Unknown but I guess it's too late to remind her about her vaccinations.


Note:  she's not dead.  We're not that cold-blooded.

Ed:  but she is (larfs)

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