145 - Collaborators: Project InnerEye with Javier Alvarez and Raj Jena

Collaboration is key when it comes to transforming research ideas into impactful products, projects, and services. In this episode of Collaborators, a Microsoft Research Podcast series, Dr. Gretchen Huizinga explores the partnerships behind Project InnerEye. This Microsoft Research initiative leverages the power of machine learning to analyze medical images and improve patient outcomes. Guests include Microsoft Health Futures Senior Director, Javier Alvarez, and Dr. Raj Jena, a radiation oncologist at Addenbrooke’s hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals in the UK.

Together, they discuss a decade-long journey that involved combining research and software engineering expertise to create an AI system that decreases wait times for cancer patients to begin treatment. The conversation covers the partnership between Microsoft Research and Addenbrooke’s hospital, which resulted in the testing and validation of these tools, and the resulting regulatory requirements to use them clinically. They also delve into the important role patients play in the integration of AI into healthcare, and share some exciting new developments in the field, as well as links to further resources for interested listeners.

If you're interested in AI-assisted medical imaging, this podcast provides fascinating insights into the collaboration and expertise required to bring these innovative solutions to fruition.

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