Women's Health
A.I.'s promise for women's health
Artificial intelligence is fueling early detection and preventive strategies that could improve your well-being.
- Reviewed by Toni Golen, MD, Editor in Chief, Harvard Women's Health Watch; Editorial Advisory Board Member, Harvard Health Publishing; Contributor
Reading a mammogram is a test in discerning overlapping shadows. Since cancer shows up on mammography images as white areas — just like glandular breast tissue — a radiologist's challenge becomes teasing out what's normal from what's not.
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About the Author
Maureen Salamon, Executive Editor, Harvard Women's Health Watch
About the Reviewer
Toni Golen, MD, Editor in Chief, Harvard Women's Health Watch; Editorial Advisory Board Member, Harvard Health Publishing; Contributor
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