 19-Jun-18, Xinhua Net

Before 2017, gastroenterologist Cheng Chunsheng had to inspect over 1,000 gastroscopy pictures to search for possible esophageal cancer symptoms, a cancer which appears in the food pipe.

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This painstaking process is no longer needed since the People's Hospital of Nanshan District in Shenzhen introduced "Tencent AIMIS", an AI medical imaging software released in Aug-17.

"The AI system screens through each report and notifies the doctor if further inspection is needed," said Cheng. The system has significantly boosted his efficiency. Cheng said the system, developed by Tencent, would assist younger doctors in making more precise diagnoses.

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