ADVANCING EQUITY AND DIVERSITY IN BREAST CANCER SCREENING: CREATING A FOUNDATIONAL DATASET AND TOOLSET.

NIH RePORTER · NIH · N43 · $388,108 · view on reporter.nih.gov ↗

Abstract

Physiological characteristics relevant to breast screening, including breast density and tumor markers, exhibit statistically significant variations across different racial and ethnic groups. However, the current unavailability of this metadata in mammogram screening datasets poses a significant challenge. This gap can impair the performance of AI algorithms, which often struggle with out-of-distribution training data. Our goal for this project is to create a comprehensive and longitudinally linkable breast cancer screening reference dataset encompassing race/ethnicity demographics, pathology and genotyping reports, and multimodal imaging follow-ups. Such a reference dataset enables software-as-a-medical-device manufacturers to better train and evaluate their breast cancer screening algorithms.

Key facts

NIH application ID
11215669
Project number
75N91024C00061-0-9999-1
Recipient
GRADIENT HEALTH INC
Principal Investigator
Ouwen Huang
Activity code
N43
Funding institute
NIH
Fiscal year
2024
Award amount
$388,108
Award type
Project period
2024-09-16 → 2025-09-15