article_snippet: US researchers said that on a test of 34 patients, Frankie the German Shepherd showed 88 per cent accuracy in finding tumours.
article_snippet: US researchers said that on a test of 34 patients, Frankie the German Shepherd showed 88 per cent accuracy in finding tumours .
article_snippet: Researchers at the University of Arkansas said Frankie only made two false positives and two incorrect 'all-clear' diagnoses. '
article_snippet: The researchers now want to see if Frankie, and other dogs, could be used as a diagnostic test for different types of cancer.
article_snippet: Researchers at the University of Arkansas Arkansas said Frankie only made two false positives and two incorrect 'all-clear' diagnoses.
article_snippet: If we do 300 samples with a diagnostic accuracy of 90 percent, that's pretty hard to ignore, especially if it comes from Auburn, which has been doing canine training for 25 years,' added Dr Ferrando. '
highlights_snippet: On 34 patients, Frankie gave 2 false positives and 2 incorrect