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Another Set Of Eyes: US FDA Authorizes AI Software To Spot Prostate Cancer

The Paige Prostate is a first-of-its-kind digital prostate imaging analysis software that can act as an extra pair of eyes to help pathologists spot cancer cells.

The Paige Prostrate software can be used by pathologists to find cancerous cells that otherwise would go undetected
The Paige Prostrate software can be used by pathologists to find cancerous cells that otherwise would go undetected • Source: Paige.AI.

The US Food and Drug Administration has granted de novo authorization to Paige.AI.’s Paige Prostate medical software to aid pathologists in finding prostate cancer. According to the agency, clinical data shows it significantly improved the detection of cancerous cells that otherwise would have gone unnoticed.

Paige, spun off from New York’s Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, develops artificial intelligence medical software to analyze diagnostic imaging to identify potential cancerous cells that pathologists may not see

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