AI’s New Trick: Spotting Parotid Tumors with Stunning Accuracy
AI’s New Trick: Spotting Parotid Tumors with Stunning Accuracy Hey friend, ever heard of parotid gland tumors? They’re tumors in your salivary glands, and getting them correctly diagnosed *before* surgery is super important. Why? Because malignant (cancerous) ones need a much more aggressive operation than benign (non-cancerous) ones. The current gold standard is a fine-needle biopsy, but it’s not perfect – it misses some cancers. So, researchers are looking at other ways to improve diagnosis. Enter: artificial intelligence, specifically deep…