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AI used to pinpoint head and neck cancer treatment

By Li Wenfang in Guangzhou | chinadaily.com.cn

Updated: 2019-04-03 18:51

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Chinese scientists have realized automated tumor target contouring on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) pictures of nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients, which is empowered by artificial intelligence (AI) technology and can help improve the efficiency and accuracy in radiation therapy of the tumor. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

The AI system scored a 79 percent accuracy rate in tumor target contouring in the research led by Sun Ying, a professor at the cancer center.

In 66 of the 203 research samples, the AI-automated contouring results could be used for radiation therapy planning without any correction, and in other 114 samples, only minor corrections were necessary.

An article on the research was published in international science journal Radiology on March 26.

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