Re: I thought we were already there in some areas
Not in America.
In Europe your smear test will be scanned at a dozen visible and non-visible wavelengths with sub-micron resolution with optics that even follows the non-flatness of the glass slide.
The images may be compared with a training set of millions of cases to check for abnormal cells.
In the USA (and to an extent in Canada) your data can only be examined by a doctor using a Mk1 eyeball under a 30 year old microscope that was last cleaned in the C20, he (it's always a he) will glance at a few areas at random for 20-30 seconds before making a report which is statistically little better than a coin toss.
But he does drive a very nice car.
(In Canada they can at least look at the image from the microscope on a monitor)
Biting the hand that feeds IT
