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What is AI in medicine?

AI, or Artificial Intelligence, uses computer systems to perform tasks that typically require human intelligence, like recognising patterns. In this story, Southampton’s AI tool, CenSegNet, analysed vast amounts of cell data to spot subtle changes in breast cancer cells that human eyes might miss, helping doctors understand the disease better.

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Southampton AI finds new breast cancer patterns to help treatment

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