Alibaba open-sources RADAR to detect 146 findings in abdominal CT scans
A Science study reports 0.913 mean AUC and faster reads with AI assistance, while clinical clearance and patient-outcome evidence remain unestablished.
By Ryan Merket · Published
Primary source: South China Morning Post
Why it matters
RADAR gives medical-AI teams an inspectable foundation spanning 146 abdominal findings. Its breadth could shorten development cycles, but regulation and prospective clinical evidence remain the gatekeepers.
Qi Zhang and Jianpeng Zhang were among the researchers spanning Alibaba's DAMO Academy, Zhejiang University and affiliated hospitals who built an AI model that screens abdominal CT scans for 146 clinical findings, then released its code and checkpoints for other researchers to test.…
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