South KoreaHealthcare and life sciences2021 – ongoingAsan Medical Center
AI cell counting for Ki-67 pathology interpretation
Asan Medical Center reported cutting Ki-67 cell counting from about 10 minutes to about 5 seconds
Problem
Pathologists manually checked hundreds of cells to calculate the proportion positive for Ki-67. Counting took time and depended on visual interpretation.
Approach
The pathology department began using AI for Ki-67 interpretation in March 2021. It analyzed thousands of cells and automatically entered the calculated proportion into the hospital system. Pathologists retained responsibility for final diagnosis.
Results
Takeaway
Automatic counting and result entry shortened a specific pathology task. The reported timing covered cell counting rather than the complete diagnostic process.
Categories
- Size
- Large enterprise
- Industry
- Healthcare and life sciences
- Business function
- Production and quality
- Innovation type
- Process innovation
- AI technology
- Computer vision
- Adoption
- Vendor solution
- Evidence
- Company's own claim
Sources
Source summaries
Hospital specialists described AI-assisted pathology and radiology workflows. For Ki-67, the hospital reported use since March 2021 and counting time falling from approximately 10 minutes to about 5 seconds.
Hospital interviews repeated the Ki-67 counting figures and described automatic result entry. A pathologist emphasized that final diagnostic decisions remained with physicians.
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