A.I. helping with advancements in colorectal cancer detection

SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Colorectal cancer has one of the top death rates among all strands of cancer. South Bend Medical Foundation is working to save lives through detection research.

This research focuses on separating the low-risk group into two. Derrick Forchetti, SBMF Pathologist explains, "What we found is some people have those screening procedures their whole life and never get colorectal cancer. Some people the same types of people do get colorectal cancer after one or two screenings. So, we're using those digital pictures and A.I. to see if we can determine which of those two groups of patients that are supposed to be exactly the same have a higher risk of developing colorectal cancer.”

Researchers once relied on a microscope to make a diagnosis but now with the new A.I. tech, these answers come much faster.

The goal is to expand this research on colorectal cancer to make a decision if these two groups can really be separated from low risk to very low risk.