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ArticleNature communications2026

An interpretable AI system reduces false-positive MRI diagnoses by stratifying high-risk breast lesions.

Yanting Liang, Zhitao Wei, Yi Dai, Xiaobo Chen, Siyao Du, Chinting Wong, Zeyan Xu, Weibo Gao, Chu Han, Kexin Chen and 9 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Yanting Liang *Department of Radiology, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.ORCID 0009-0003-5963-7858
Zhitao Wei *Department of Radiology, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.ORCID 0009-0003-2928-9530
Yi Dai *Department of Medical Imaging, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, China.ORCID 0000-0002-1919-1885
Xiaobo Chen *Department of Radiology, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.ORCID 0000-0001-8755-6199
Siyao DuDepartment of Radiology, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China.
Chinting WongDepartment of Radiology, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.ORCID 0009-0002-6843-0309
Zeyan XuDepartment of Radiology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China.ORCID 0000-0002-2132-3939
Weibo GaoDepartment of Radiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.ORCID 0000-0003-2122-8234
Chu HanDepartment of Radiology, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.ORCID 0000-0001-7557-9131
Kexin ChenDepartment of Radiology, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.ORCID 0009-0000-7577-9336
Ke HanDepartment of Radiology, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Jiayi LiaoDepartment of Radiology, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Yuelang ZhangDepartment of Radiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.
Lina ZhangDepartment of Radiology, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China.ORCID 0000-0002-2300-4130
Zaiyi LiuDepartment of Radiology, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.ORCID 0000-0003-3296-9759
Yan ZhangDepartment of Radiology, Guangdong Women and Children Hospital, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. doctorzhangyan@vip.163.com.ORCID 0000-0002-4767-1587
Ying WangDepartment of Medical Ultrasonics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China. liuivy527@163.com.ORCID 0009-0001-5908-0485
Changhong LiangDepartment of Radiology, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China. liangchanghong@gdph.org.cn.ORCID 0000-0002-6017-7129
Zhenwei ShiDepartment of Radiology, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China. shizhenwei@gdph.org.cn.ORCID 0000-0003-1305-5935

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Breast cancer diagnosis using magnetic resonance imaging remains limited by high false-positive rates and substantial inter-reader variability, especially for lesions classified as Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System (BI-RADS) category 4, often leading to unnecessary biopsies. Here we show that the BI-RADS 4 Lesions Analysis System (BL4AS), an artificial intelligence system powered by foundation models and leveraging the rich spatiotemporal information of dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI, addresses these diagnostic challenges. Developed on a multicenter dataset of 2,803 lesions from 2,686 female patients, BL4AS demonstrates robust performance with areas under the curve of 0.892-0.930 and significantly outperforms radiologists in specificity (0.889 versus 0.491). BL4AS-assisted interpretation significantly improves diagnostic accuracy for both senior and junior radiologists, reducing inter-reader variability by 24.5% and decreasing false-positive rates by 27.3%. BL4AS further stratifies lesions into subcategories (4 A, 4B and 4 C) for refined risk assessment, offering a practical tool for precision breast cancer management.

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Artificial IntelligenceBreastBreast NeoplasmsImage Interpretation, Computer-AssistedMagnetic Resonance ImagingFalse Positive ReactionsFemaleHumansMiddle AgedSensitivity and Specificity

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