Case Study: Chest X-rays
Learn about a practical example of model bias in the real world.
In this case study, we’ll be diving into a particular case of model bias in the medical sector. In December 2021, a
Background
Chest x-rays are one particularly useful area for ML and AI models to speed up diagnoses. Chest x-rays are easily obtainable data sources that have clear targets (diagnosis or no diagnosis) for medical practitioners to provide labels to. Models trained on this data become “experts” at identifying abnormalities in these images.
In the United States, patients from minority ...