The research team from the Digital Life research group and the Netherlands Cancer Institute have been selected for ZonMw funding. How can doctors and artificial intelligence (AI) work together more effectively to improve cancer care? With this question as its starting point, the research project \u2018Collaborative Intelligence: Doctor-AI Collaborations for Oncological Treatment Planning and Monitoring\u2019 will be carried out over the next four years. Professor Somaya Ben Allouch and Associate Professor Bin Yu from the Digital Life research group are working closely on this with the Netherlands Cancer Institute (NKI). The University of Amsterdam (UvA) and the ELSA Lab Health Inequity are also project partners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The project focuses on developing \u2018collaborative intelligence\u2019: effective collaboration between doctors and AI in the field of oncology. AI is already capable of quickly and accurately detecting, localising and monitoring tumours based on medical scans. However, this technology is still used only to a limited extent in clinical practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That is striking, particularly given that radiologists face high workloads, staff shortages and an increased risk of burnout. Many tasks in oncological imaging, such as preparing radiotherapy plans, are essential, but also repetitive and mentally taxing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u2018Through this research, we aim to improve collaboration between clinicians and AI in oncological imaging. To achieve this, it is important to make the collaboration between clinicians and AI more intuitive and effective. The aim of the research is ultimately to achieve better collaboration between humans and AI, enabling faster, safer and more reliable decisions, and thereby contributing to better patient care.\u2019<\/div>