Indian start - up Niramai is using AI to improve breast cancer detection , and has raised $ 1 m in seed funding to develop machine learning , algorithms , big data processing and thermal image processing to improve diagnosis . More than 60 % of abnormalities currently found are harmless , but Niramai ’s technology only identifies potentially cancerous ones . The company is working with hospitals and labs in three Indian states , but plans expansion in India and elsewhere . Its technology has been awarded six US patents , and its scan costs $ 50 against $ 54 for digital mammography .
Indian start-up Niramai is using AI to improve breast cancer detection, and has raised $1m in seed funding to develop machine learning, algorithms, big data analytics and thermal image processing to improve diagnosis. More than 60% of abnormalities currently found are harmless, but Niramai’s technology only identifies potentially cancerous ones. The company is working with hospitals and labs in three Indian states, but plans expansion in India and elsewhere. Its technology has been awarded six US patents, and its scan costs $22 against $54 for digital mammography.