UC-Davis Researchers Find Pigeons Trainable To Detect Breast Cancer on Radiology Images
Researchers at UC-Davis and two other institutions found that pigeons could be trained to identify cancerous masses in tissue slides and mammograms on their first attempt, according to a study published in the journal PLOS ONE. The researchers say the findings could affect how physicians read slides and mammograms to look for breast cancer.
- "UC-Davis Helps Train Pigeons To Identify Breast Cancer Malignancies in Slides" (Ortiz, Sacramento Bee, 11/23).