Writing. The Ministry of Health will implement a new image reading system through Artificial Intelligence from September (IA) that will be applied in mammograms to help in the diagnosis of breast cancer and speed up process times.
This was stated by the President of the Generalitat, Carlos Mazónwho has highlighted that the use of this technology, due to “its capacity to analyse medical images, process multimodal data and offer support in clinical decision-making, has improved the accuracy, speed and efficiency of diagnoses”.
He explained that thanks to this new system, “greater precision in reading images will be achieved, which means, in addition to improved diagnoses, prioritising suspected cases and reducing the time it takes to access treatments”.
This new reading system with artificial intelligence It will be applied initially in four Breast Cancer Prevention Units (UPCM), so that an evaluation of the process can be carried out to implement it, starting in December, in all the UPCMs of the Valencian Community.
Specifically, this pilot project will be installed at the Hospital Clínico and the Hospital de La Fe in Valencia, the Doctor Balmis hospital in Alicante, and at the General Hospital in Castellón.
Breast cancer is a type of cancer that begins as a proliferation of cells in the breast tissue.
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AI-based mammogram reading will allow images to be stratified into those with negative results. That is, intermediate suspicion or high suspicion of possible breast cancer.
This classification is carried out in a very short period of time, so that the woman will receive the test result more quickly. It will also facilitate, in cases of suspected breast cancer, access to complementary tests and, where appropriate, to treatment, more quickly.
In addition, it will mean a 40% reduction in the workload in the UPCM and radiology services. In other words, professionals will focus on cases in which a suspicion is detected.
It will also allow the purpose of the breast cancer screening program to be fulfilled and allow women to undergo a screening. mammography every two years, as established by the protocol.
The President of the Generalitat has defended the commitment of the Valencian Government to “provide the means, services and technology to fight this disease from the public health system of the Valencian Community.”
“We are allocating resources in all areas, from primary care to the most specialized. This is to combat cancer from prevention or early detection to the most advanced stages with the most cutting-edge technology,” he said.
If breast cancer is detected early, it can be treated and save the lives of many women.
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Mazón has given the example of the activation of proton therapy at the La Fe Hospital. This “will place the Valencian Community at the forefront of the fight against cancer“, he added.
This is a project that has an investment of 50 million euros, half of which corresponds to the equipment donated by the Amancio Ortega Foundation.
He also referred to the investment of three million for the acquisition of 10 new mammograms, the installation of Gamma Knife radiosurgery at the Hospital Clínico de València and the launch of a radiotherapy service at the Gandía hospital. He also referred to the latest technology equipment that allows adaptive radiotherapy to be carried out, valued at 3.8 million, among others.
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