SEOUL, April 6 (Korea Bizwire) – Konyang University Hospital reported the first successful diagnosis of a stage three breast cancer patient by IBM’s Watson for Oncology yesterday, the first time the supercomputer was put to use to discover the best type of cancer treatment since its launch at the hospital last month. The Watson supercomputer [...]
SEOUL, March 17 (Korea Bizwire) – Konyang University Hospital announced its launch of IBM Watson for Oncology yesterday, a supercomputer diagnostic system that is poised to revolutionize the treatment of cancer patients. The launch ceremony with SK C&C, the South Korean distributor of the system, took place at the hospital yesterday in the presence of the [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – After weeks of hopes and doubts, Gachon University’s Gil Hospital finally launched its AI-based super computer Watson for Oncology on Monday, and marked Korea’s first diagnosis of a cancer patient by a non-human expert. Watson, developed by IBM, sweeps through data of 290 medical journals, 200 medical text books, [...]