Why it is a problem and a benchmark to find a solution — By Karina Zadorozhny and Giovanni Cinà (Pacmed Labs) This blogpost is for you if: you are interested in deploying medical AI in real-world contexts. Introduction As Machine Learning is poised to revolutionize healthcare, we need to pause and think about all the possible ways in which our super-performing models may not…

By Giovanni Cinà (Pacmed Labs) This blog post is for you if: you work in healthcare, you are interested in AI, you are binge-reading content on COVID-19 while splayed on the couch. Intro At the time of writing, it has been more than a year since the onset of the COVID-19…

Door Wouter Kroese op Emerce Het menselijk lichaam is ontzettend complex. Tien biljoen cellen, aangestuurd door een genoom van drie miljard letters, vele honderden ingewikkelde processen en een brein dat we nog maar voor een heel klein deel begrijpen. …

By Giovanni Cinà and Michele Tonutti (Data Scientists at Pacmed) As AI agents grow in skills and complexity, the interaction between humans and machines becomes more important than ever. The true added value seems not to lie in Artificial Intelligence alone, but in the synergy between human and technology. Understanding…

By Michele Tonutti, Data Scientist at Pacmed “Will writing tidy code really help patients when they are rushed into the Intensive Care Unit?” “Who cares if my code is 100 or 1 billion lines long, if the doctor will only see a probability and a graph?” “If in order to…

By Aleide Hoeijmakers and Pim Hoeven After six months of working hard and having a lot of fun, our internship at Pacmed has unfortunately come to an end. In this blog we will share our experiences as interns at Pacmed; for students who are thinking about doing their internships at…

By Michele Tonutti, Data Scientist at Pacmed How would you feel knowing that the quality of every single line of your code will directly impact the lives of thousands of people? Anyone who has ever coded even a simple script has likely experienced the pure excitement of seeing their program…

door Daan de Bruin (Pacmed) Als ik vertel over ons werk op het gebied van prostaatkanker, gebeurt het me opvallend vaak dat mensen persoonlijk geraakt zijn door dit onderwerp. Laatst vertelde iemand me: “Mijn vader is overleden aan prostaatkanker. Toen de arts de gemiddelde verwachte overlevingskansen aan ons liet zien, vroeg ik me af in hoeverre die toepasbaar waren op de situatie waar mijn vader zich in bevond.” Kan dit niet slimmer?

By Giovanni Cinà and Michele Tonutti (Data Scientists at Pacmed) Machine learning promises to be a technology that could help medical professionals and patients to achieve better health outcomes. This value does not come easily, and the implementation of machine learning in healthcare is a precarious issue. There should be…