What if physicians could predict which cancer treatments will work best for individual patients using just their tumor images? The precision oncology company Pangea Biomed made strides in that direction with the publication of its AI-powered ENLIGHT-DP method in Nature Cancer. This technology taps deep learning, an ever-more-popular type of machine learning with a large…
Demystifying deep learning: An accessible introduction to neural networks in health research and epidemiology
As machine learning and deep learning technologies advance thanks to advances in computation, algorithms and data availability, the possibilities of the technology continue to expand in medicine. While these AI-driven approaches have real potential, such systems demand large volumes of representative data, careful privacy and security scrutiny and thoughtful long-term strategic planning. In this Q&A, Kathryn…