AI, radiologists match when it comes to classifying breast density

Presenter Dr. Lianne Philpotts from Yale University in New Haven, CT, shared study results that confirmed 99% agreement between an AI model they developed and radiologists for categorizing dense breast tissue.

“This indicates a pretty strong support for use [of AI] as an adjunct or standalone density assessment tool,” Philpotts said.

Breast density can confound mammography interpretation, and the specialty continues to tackle this challenge. Conventional mammography can fail to detect cancers in dense tissue, so supplemental imaging is used to further aid in breast cancer…