Foreign Media: Breakthrough in China's AI Technology, Expected to Completely Change Early Cancer Screening Methods
Chinese researchers and companies have made significant breakthroughs in the field of AI medical technology. The GRAPE model, developed by Zhejiang Cancer Hospital and Alibaba DAMO Academy, can identify gastric cancer through ordinary CT images without the need for contrast agents, with a sensitivity of 85.1%, significantly better than that of human radiologists.
The study was published in "Nature Medicine," showing that this AI can transform traditional routine CT scans into an efficient screening tool. In real tests at two hospitals, the detection rate increased to 24.5%, of which about 40% were asymptomatic gastric cancer patients. The study also found that the AI can detect cancer 2 to 10 months earlier than clinical methods.
The GRAPE model is currently being used in some hospitals in Zhejiang and Anhui provinces in China, and will be further promoted in the future. Previously, China's PANDA model also successfully achieved AI-based pancreatic cancer screening, with a sensitivity of 92.9%. These achievements show that China is accelerating the application of AI in the diagnosis of diseases such as cancer and cognitive disorders, providing cost-effective medical solutions for remote and low-income areas.
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