United KingdomHealthcare and life sciences2023 – ongoingCambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
AI-assisted tumour mapping for thermal ablation
Addenbrooke's adopted AI-assisted tumour ablation after a pilot involving 50 patients
Problem
Gases and blood could obscure tumour mapping during thermal ablation. Partially treated tumours could require another procedure.
Approach
Addenbrooke's used AI-assisted CT mapping to guide thermal-ablation needles. Scans during treatment supported near real-time monitoring. Its hospital charity bought the equipment after a 2-year liver-cancer pilot.
Results
Takeaway
The hospital reported repeat-treatment outcomes for the combined procedure. It did not isolate AI's contribution or report a comparison group.
Categories
- Size
- Large enterprise
- Industry
- Healthcare and life sciences
- Business function
- Production and quality
- Innovation type
- Product and service innovation
- AI technology
- Computer vision
- Adoption
- Vendor solution
- Evidence
- Company's own claim
Sources
Source summaries
The hospital described AI-assisted mapping during thermal ablation. It reported that fewer than half of 50 liver-cancer pilot patients needed further treatment.
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