
Prognosia Breast, an AI-driven mammography tool, receives FDA Breakthrough Device status for improved five-year breast cancer risk prediction.
Key Details
- 1FDA granted Breakthrough Device designation to Prognosia Breast, an AI mammography analysis tool.
- 2Developed by Washington University School of Medicine experts.
- 3Tool predicts five-year breast cancer risk from mammogram findings.
- 4Claims to be twice as accurate as current risk assessment methods.
- 5Aims to inform decisions on supplemental imaging and genetic testing.
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Health Imaging
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