A head x-ray taken by a CT scanner. A 2021 study found that an algorithm to read CT scans developed at one institution was up to 10% less accurate when used to diagnose patient data at two other medical centers. The inaccuracies were greatest amongst scans from Black patients.Photo by National Cancer Center via Unsplash
Nearly five years ago, Emory University radiologist Judy Gichoya, M.D., spotted a call for research papers on health disparities. She and her colleagues set out to train a…
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