AI innovation helps detect cervical cancer with results in 1 second
Date 22 Mar 2022 time 08:52
KMITL’s doctors advise Thai women to regularly screen for cervical cancer, with 6,000 cases per year, highlighting AI innovations. Cervical cancer screening results in 1 second by biomedical engineers
Director of King Mongkut’s Hospital (KMC Hospital) and a specialist in obstetrics and gynecologists Recommend Thai women to get screened for cervical cancer at least once a year. Even if you have been vaccinated against HPV because the vaccine can only protect against certain strains of the virus. Women of childbearing age are also more likely to get cervical cancer from other HPV strains. In the past, more than 6,000 Thai women were found suffering from cervical cancer per year. In order to make cervical cancer screening work faster and with tools by Thai people, KMITL researchers have developed an innovative prototype, “AI to detect oral cancer. Uterus” for use in diagnosing cervical cancer quickly and accurately in 1 second. In the future, it will be used for research studies with real patients. To diagnose lesions before cervical cancer is the next order.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Prasert Triwijitsilp Vice President for Medicine and Health Technology, KMITL, director of King Mongkut’s Hospital (KMC Hospital) and an obstetrician-gynecologist, revealed that cervical cancer It is the second most dangerous cancer for Thai women, with more than 6,000 new cases per year, with an average mortality rate of 14 per day, of which 99% is caused by HPV infection. sexually exposed The virus enters and changes the cervical tissue. Becomes an abnormal lesion of cervical tissue called a pre-cancerous lesion. and eventually turned into cervical cancer. The transition from infection to cancer takes at least five years, so all women should be careful to protect themselves from HPV and undergo cervical cancer screening at least once a year for three years in a row. If no HPV virus is found, it can be spaced for another 2 years because HPV takes 5 years before cervical cancer develops.
“However Although HPV vaccines are currently available, they only protect against strains 16 and 18, and women of childbearing age can get cervical cancer from other HPV strains as well. Therefore, even if vaccinated, screening for cervical cancer is still necessary. Because finding abnormalities in the pre-cancerous stage will reduce the chances of developing the disease and the number of patients respectively.”
There are three methods of cervical cancer screening:
1.Pep smear method or uterine cell smear for laboratory examination.
2. HPV detection
3. Using 3-5% diluted vinegar, smear it on the cervix for 1 minute and observe the change in color of the cervical mucosa with the naked eye.
If abnormalities are found, they will go through the diagnostic process by using a colposcope to look for abnormalities in the cervix. The doctor will take a biopsy for further examination. If in the future Thai researchers can develop a camera to detect cervical cancer together with the use of innovative AI technology that is effective and highly accurate, it will help doctors diagnose faster and more accurately, helping to replace imported ones. Therefore, KMITL has supported innovative research in AI to detect cervical cancer automatically. to diagnose cervical cancer Currently in the process of using diagnostic imaging. to study the feasibility and bring to further research studies in patients Including preparing to expand research studies to diagnose cervical lesions in the future This innovation is one of the integration of medical and engineering knowledge together for the benefit of society. as well as to improve the quality of life of Thai people, which KMITL has always promoted Until being ranked 1 of Thai universities with outstanding research (Research) by Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2021 (Asia-Pacific) from leading universities across Asia, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Prasert said.
Dr. Wiboon Piyawattanametha Lecturer at Department of Biomedical Engineering Faculty of Engineering KMITL. Researcher, owner of the work. He added that the research was funded by the National Research Office (NRCT), Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Research in the amount of more than one million baht. The research team has developed both hardware and software to be efficient, equal or better than imported equipment from abroad. By the skill of Thai researchers to help Thai women know the results of cancer screenings and go into the treatment process faster, increasing their chances of survival.
Innovative AI to detect cervical cancer What the research team has created has two advantages: 1. There are two high-quality cameras that collect detailed images of the cervix and display them in three-dimensional images, which are different from conventional colposcopes. give a two-dimensional image 2. There is AI technology installed inside the camera, enabling image classification to detect abnormalities related to cervical cancer quickly. 3. Able to submit images of cervical abnormalities area along with percentage. of the chance of getting cervical cancer at the same time as quickly as 1 in one second
The results of the trial using photographs from the World Health Organization (WHO) cervical cancer database have yielded satisfactory results. The accuracy is 85 percent and the sensitivity is 80 percent. In the near future, AI will be prepared to automatically detect cervical cancer. to study the possibility and used for further research in patients in King Mongkut’s Hospital and other hospitals who are partners in research such as Ramathibodi Hospital Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Medical Center Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Hospitals under the Faculty of Medicine Srinakharinwirot University and Sirindhorn Hospital