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Artificial Intelligence joins the battle against breast cancer

In September Lee Health launched AI for use in all mammograms.

A-I reads the mammograms first — then doctors analyze the images and use A-I ‘s findings to help determine the results .

Board Certified Diagnostic Radiologist Dr. Priyanka Handa says AI has made breast cancer screenings better, faster and more accurate .

WGCU’s Jennifer Crawford reports.

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