TLDR:
- Researchers at The Australian National University developed a new AI tool called DEPLOY to classify brain tumors more quickly and accurately.
- DEPLOY achieved an unprecedented accuracy of 95% and could potentially be used to help classify other types of cancer.
A new AI tool called DEPLOY has been developed by researchers at The Australian National University to classify brain tumors more quickly and accurately. Dr. Danh-Tai Hoang emphasizes the importance of precision in diagnosing and categorizing tumors for effective patient treatment. The current gold standard for identifying different kinds of brain tumors is DNA methylation-based profiling, but the process can be time-consuming and not widely available in hospitals worldwide. In collaboration with experts from the National Cancer Institute in the US, the ANU researchers developed DEPLOY to predict DNA methylation and classify brain tumors into 10 major subtypes using histopathology images. The model was trained and validated on large datasets, achieving an accuracy of 95%. DEPLOY could serve as a complementary tool for pathologists’ initial diagnoses or prompt re-evaluation in cases of disparities. The researchers believe DEPLOY has the potential to classify other types of cancer as well.