Chandigarh, May 23 -- A multidisciplinary team of doctors at the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), led by Dr Pankaj Gupta, has developed an artificial intelligence (AI)-based application that can detect gallbladder cancer (GBC) using ultrasound images. The innovation is expected to aid early diagnosis, especially in regions lacking specialist radiologists.

The study, titled 'Multiple instance learning approach for automated gallbladder cancer detection using ultrasound imaging: multi-center validation of a deep learning model', was published in The Lancet Regional Health - Southeast Asia in April 2026.

How it works

While gallstones are easily identified through ultrasound, subtle early signs of gallbla...