As of: February 23, 2024, 9:21 a.m
By: Karin Holly
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Jochen Dresel is enthusiastic about AI's support in colon cancer prevention.
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Whether colon cancer, prostate or breast cancer – artificial intelligence (AI) helps with cancer prevention and early detection as well as specific therapy planning.
Patients at the Weilheim Hospital can now directly benefit from the latest research findings when it comes to colon cancer screening.
A story about modern medicine, a generous donation and the potential to save lives.
The AI device in Weilheim: More than just an advanced DVD player
Weilheim - The AI device that stands in a modern examination room at the hospital in Weilheim is somewhat reminiscent of a DVD player.
But here appearances are very deceptive!
With high-resolution 4K images on a large monitor, doctors can see the intestines in a way that was simply not possible before.
Doctors have correspondingly high hopes of being able to save even more lives with this precision.
Artificial intelligence: A game changer in early cancer detection and therapy
“Despite our doctorate, we are all just people who can overlook something,” said Dr.
Jochen Dresel too.
He is chief physician and head of the Gastroenterology Center in Weilheim.
He was enthusiastic about the AI technology at the presentation last Thursday: “Even small findings can no longer be overlooked with AI.” Artificial intelligence can currently access over 50,000 findings, a database that is updated with every new colonoscopy finding is expanded.
Dr.
Dresel has been working with this technology almost every day since mid-January.
The high-tech screening has now been carried out on at least 50 patients.
A generous donation makes it possible: The Otto Hellmeier Foundation supports AI research
The device costs around 32,000 euros - an investment that would have been difficult for the financially struggling Weilheim hospital.
It was all the greater joy that the Otto Hellmeier Foundation from Raisting donated the sum.
The foundation's namesake and founder, Otto Hellmeier, struggled with diabetes and throat cancer during his lifetime.
As part of its foundation statutes, the mission was to help people with cancer and to support the prevention and prevention of cancer.
“Something like this spurs us on,” said foundation chairman Urban Scheidhauf.
“Promoting research projects and specifically combating tumor diseases, as is the case with the AI project in Weilheim, is exactly what Mr. Hellmeier had hoped for.”
“This work is still a challenge,” said Dresel.
“But you have to imagine it in such a way that with AI we have technical help that looks over your shoulder.
There’s no harm in that.” And he points out: “No doctor in the world can access as much information on the subject of colon cancer as an AI.”
Great demand for AI prevention: How Weilheim deals with waiting times
Colon cancer prevention is now considered a success story and is in great demand among many people.
At the moment, outpatients at Weilheim Hospital even have to wait until May for an appointment with AI technology.
The aim is to shorten these waiting times to two to three weeks.
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During preventative colonoscopies, an AI looks over the examiner's shoulder on a second screen.
This is trained to detect polyps and mark them in real time on the examination screens.
The doctor then assesses these suspected cases and decides whether it is really a precancerous condition or whether it is just a false positive finding.
This is how AI works in colon cancer prevention
During preventive colonoscopies, an AI looks over the examiner's shoulder on a second screen.
This is trained to detect polyps and mark them on the examination screens in real time.
The doctor then assesses these suspected cases and decides whether it is really a precancerous condition or whether it is just a false positive finding.