Samir Patel MD
@samirpatelmd
Mayo Clinic Radiation Oncologist specializing in the treatment of Head and Neck Cancer. All views are my own.
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http://www.mayoclinic.org/biographies/patel-samir-h-m-d/bio-20055500 18-09-2014 19:06:47
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1/5 #ASTRO2022: Mayo Clinic medical physicist John Lucido, Ph.D., presented preliminary findings from a study validating the efficiency of auto-contouring for head & neck cancer #radiotherapy with a deep-learning model created in collab. w/ Google Health. bit.ly/3f4itfv
2/5 In the abstract, principal investigators Drs. Lucido, Samir Patel MD, Robert Foote & co-PI investigator Cían Hughes of Google Health detailed potential time savings of 76% + improved accuracy compared to manual contouring.
4/5 "This algorithm has the potential to increase the reach of #MayoClinic expertise to the greater global oncology community." —Samir Patel MD, Mayo Clinic radiation oncologist and senior author of the study.
5/5 "Using #AI to streamline the process could reduce the time required for planning process. Since H&N cancer has such a large global impact, this can be incredibly valuable." —Dr. Lucido (Samir Patel MD, Dr. Lucido, Cían Hughes)
De-escalated adjuvant radiation therapy successfully kills cancer cells while providing improved quality of life for people with HPV-related #ThroatCancer. Dr. Katharine Price, a Mayo Clinic oncologist, explains. mayocl.in/425Nv9A
