Researchers and clinicians at the University of Oxford have begun an evaluation of AI software that could help pathologists diagnose prostate cancer. The UK reports around 46,000 new prostate cancer cases yearly, a 12 percent increase in the past 10 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Testing of the technology in a clinical setting, the university announced in a press release<\/a>, is underway at Oxford University Hospitals (OUH) NHS Foundation Trust. It represents a key milestone in the University of Oxford-led ARTICULATE PRO study<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This two-year project aims to investigate the deployment of AI in the prostate cancer pathway by using Paige Prostate. The tool is a computer-assisted diagnostic system that seeks to help pathologists detect, grade, and measure tumors in prostate biopsies or tissue samples. Two other NHS trusts – University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire and North Bristol NHS Trust \u2013 will also assess the Paige Prostate Suite software.<\/p>\n\n\n The technology should immediately flag suspicious areas to pathologists by identifying the hallmarks of malignant cells captured by previous training in large datasets of biopsies. It also assesses the amount of tumor present and how aggressive it appears.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The project is led by Oxford Associate Professor Clare Verrill, an expert urological histopathologist. She said: “One of our key aims in the health service is to diagnose cancers accurately and at an earlier stage so that treatment can be delivered more quickly and, ultimately, patient outcomes improve. It will be great news for patients if we can harness this diagnostic technology to achieve this”.<\/p>\n\n\n “That\u2019s why this evaluation \u2013 one of the first of its kind – is an important step. We will be looking not only at how well this software performs in a busy clinical setting and whether diagnostic accuracy and efficiency improves but also assessing the experience of clinicians and patients and the impact on workflow”. This way, OUH pathologists use AI applications to help read prostate biopsy slides as part of their routine work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n She added: “In 2020, OUH\u2019s histopathology laboratory was one of the first in the UK to achieve the milestone of scanning 100 percent of its surgical histology workload. 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Making clinicians and patients accustomed<\/h2>\n\n\n\n