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Alibaba Open-Sources Damo Radar for 150 Abdominal Conditions

By Drooid · Sep 18, 2026, 11:32 PM UTC · How we work

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Alibaba Group Holding open-sourced Damo Radar, an AI model that reads CT scans for abdominal disease.
Damo Radar identifies nearly 150 abdominal conditions, including cancers, from contrast-enhanced CT scans.
The system examines 18 abdominal organs to locate diseases and abnormalities.
Across nearly 40,000 exams, Damo Radar achieved average AUC 0.913 for 146 findings.
Researchers call it the world’s first expert-level generalist that could apply to other imaging.

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Alibaba Group Holding open-sourced Damo Radar, an AI model that reads CT scans for abdominal disease.
Damo Radar identifies nearly 150 abdominal conditions, including cancers, from contrast-enhanced CT scans.
The system examines 18 abdominal organs to locate diseases and abnormalities.
Across nearly 40,000 exams, Damo Radar achieved average AUC 0.913 for 146 findings.
Researchers call it the world’s first expert-level generalist that could apply to other imaging.