The tool, which is called Mia (Mammography Intelligent Assessment), helps radiologists to read mammograms by acting as a 'second reader' that could pick up signs of cancer that would otherwise not be detected.
The UK-based firm Kheiron Medical Technologies (KMT) developed the technology, which has now been made available across the whole of Ireland through medical supply company Hospital Services Limited (HSL).
KMT said its system was the first of its kind to receive regulatory clearance in Europe after several clinical studies and testing showed that Mia has learnt to read mammograms to the same level of detail as a consulting radiologist.
In double-reading mammography workflows where scans are reviewed by two radiologists, Mia can be deployed independently alongside a single human reader. This helps to free up clinicians to spend more time with patients. Mia can also be deployed as a concurrent reader or in double reader triage.
Mia is also...