Artificial intelligence valuable aid against brain tumor

According to a study published today, the device tested by a team of American researchers can show in less than two and a half minutes whether the cells taken are cancerous or not, compared with an average of 20 and a half minutes of classical analysis.

Researchers combined an innovative laser imaging technique and an algorithm derived from analysis of more than 2.5 million biopsy images.

With this tool we are better equipped to maintain healthy tissue and remove only those where cancer cells are involved, which brings less complications and better results for cancer patients”, explained Daniel Orringer, a researcher at New York University.

The program, according to the study, allows for determining the type of tumor among the 10 most common types of brain cancer, with an efficiency comparable to that of pathologists.