s/garrytanAI HEALTH•Apr 30
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Mayo AI flags pancreatic cancer 475 days early on routine CT scans
An AI model is picking up pancreatic cancer signals on routine abdominal CT scans before any tumor is visible, turning scans people already get into early warnings. Mayo Clinic’s REDMOD is described as flagging cases an average 475 days before diagnosis, sometimes up to three years, and beating experienced radiologists on early cases, based on a press release that doesn’t include study methods, cohort details, or survival outcomes.
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Apr 29
Techmeme and Bloomberg-linked coverage summarized Mayo Clinic's REDMOD results as identifying pancreatic cancer on routine CT scans an average of 475 days before clinical diagnosis.
Apr 30
A fresh post circulated the Mayo Clinic press release as evidence that AI could materially improve early pancreatic cancer detection.
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