Researchers at the Showa University in Yokohama , Japan , have developed an artificial intelligence capable of identifying and diagnosing bowel cancer in seconds by using magnified endoscopic images . Freenome, a South San Francisco-based liquid biopsy startup that uses a combination of machine learning and biology to detect the cell-free DNA sequencing of cancer before it becomes deadly, also raised $71.2 million to date from investors such as Google Ventures, which has also backed Freenome competitor Grail. In tests to determine the degree of malignancy of each patient , the software achieved a 94 % success rate , and study leader Professor Yuichi Mori believes it will help prevent unnecessary surgery . The system is currently awaiting regulatory approval .
Researchers at the Showa University in Yokohama , Japan , have developed an artificial intelligence capable of identifying and diagnosing bowel cancer in seconds by using magnified endoscopic images . In tests to determine the degree of malignancy of each patient , the software achieved a 94 % success rate , and study leader Professor Yuichi Mori believes it will help prevent unnecessary surgery . The system is currently awaiting regulatory approval .