UPMC Researchers Develop Artificial Intelligence Algorithm That Detects Prostate Cancer with ‘Near Perfect Accuracy’ in Effort to Improve How Pathologists Diagnose Cancer

Sep 2, 2020 | Laboratory Management and Operations, Laboratory News, Laboratory Pathology, Laboratory Testing, Management & Operations

Working from tissue slides similar to those used by surgical pathologists, the algorithm accurately detects prostate cancer with an impressive 98% sensitivity It could be that a new milestone has been reached on the road to using artificial intelligence (AI) to help anatomic pathologists diagnose cancer and other diseases. A research collaboration between a major American university and an Israeli company recently published a study about the ability of an AI algorithm to correctly diagnose...

Is New Cervical Cancer Test Better Than a Pap Smear?

Sep 12, 2008 | Laboratory News, Laboratory Pathology

Intense research into cervical cancer detection and treatment has yielded significant progress in the past decade. One common cause of such cancer is the human papillomavirus (HPV). New developments involving HPV have produced thin-layer Pap smears, HPV testing, and HPV vaccines. Now, researchers in Italy are reporting a new twist in HPV screening and detection. In research published in the journal Lancet Oncology, Guglielmo Ronco, a cancer epidemiologist at the Centre for Cancer Prevention in...
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