New detection method paves the way for 100 percent detection of esophageal cancer

(Eindhoven University of Technology) Recognizing early stages of esophageal cancer is difficult because it can easily be missed. Eindhoven University of Technology has therefore been working with the Catharina Hospital in Eindhoven to develop a method to enable a computer to scan esophagus images for signs of esophageal cancer. With exceptional results: the computer recognizes early cancer with almost as much accuracy as top specialists, of which there is only a handful. The results are in the July issue of Endoscopy.
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news