AI for Breast Cancer Screening & the Controversial Origin of Endometriosis

Vignesh Arasu, MD, PhD (Kaiser Permanente Northern California Division of Research), explains his research at the intersection of medical imaging, breast cancer, and artificial intelligence. With the recently released documentary “Below the Belt” brining endometriosis into the limelight of late, we also take a deep dive into its etiology with David Redwine, MD, a retired obstetrician-gynecologist who spent his career investigating the origin of endometriosis. 

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Additional reading

Arasu VA, Habel LA, Achacoso NS, Buist DSM, Cord JB, Esserman LJ, Hylton NM, Glymour MM, Kornak J, Kushi LH, Lewis DA, Liu VX, Lydon CM, Miglioretti DL, Navarro DA, Pu A, Shen L, Sieh W, Yoon HC, Lee C. Comparison of Mammography AI Algorithms with a Clinical Risk Model for 5-year Breast Cancer Risk Prediction: An Observational Study. Radiology. 2023 Jun;307(5):e222733. doi: 10.1148/radiol.222733. PMID: 37278627; PMCID: PMC10315521.

https://www.belowthebelt.film/

Redwine DB. Was Sampson wrong? Fertil Steril. 2002 Oct;78(4):686-93. doi: 10.1016/s0015-0282(02)03329-0. PMID: 12372441.

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