Machine learning helps Mass General predict cancerous breast lesions

Machine learning helps Mass General predict cancerous breast lesions

Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital, working with MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, have developed a machine learning tool to identify high-risk breast lesions that are likely to develop into cancer. By accurately predicting which biopsy-diagnosed, high-risk lesions are likely to become cancerous, the technology has the potential to reduce unnecessary surgeries by nearly one-third in this specific patient population.