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Industry-specific annotation uses: Medical industry

Data Annotation Outsourcing Services for the Medical Industry

We have taken part in many AI development projects related to healthcare with high accuracy and thorough security.

In medical projects, particularly high security standards are required for handling images and data. Because our highly accurate and secure management system is so trusted, we have received many requests for data annotation on various medical projects.

  • Diagnosis Support for Lung Disease
    Using chest X-ray images, this work involves identifying areas of suspected lung disease with bounding boxes. This supports the physician's ability to read the images and improves diagnostic accuracy.
  • Diagnosis Support for Colonic Diseases
    This work involves identifying anatomical features in endoscopic images by marking them with bounding boxes. This prevents potential lesions such as tumors from being overlooked.
  • Surgical Operation Support
    This is semantic segmentation work for surgical instruments. It supports the work of doctors by identifying surgical instruments and other objects.

Human Science Annotation Outsourcing Services for the Medical Industry
Features Feature

Feature01

Achieving high quality
even in highly difficult and specialized<br/> medical fields

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Feature01

Achieving High Quality Even in Highly Complex and Specialized Medical Fields

Thorough project preparation by experienced PMs and
formalization of know-how

Our annotation service involves experienced project managers who engage in thorough communication with clients and perform actual work before the project starts to master the know-how and work specifications.
We document often personalized know-how into specification documents and work manuals to formalize and share the knowledge between workers and the know-how.

High-precision annotation achieved by specialized workers and experienced PMs

We assign workers with extensive experience in medical tasks and ensure high-precision annotation through training by skilled project managers.

Feature02

Data Supervision and Checking
by Specialists

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Feature02

Data Supervision and Checking by Specialists

Multifaceted Annotation Review Service by Specialist Doctors

In the medical field, where specialized expertise is particularly required, we offer annotation supervision and checks by physicians as an optional service to ensure the validity of training data. We cater to various medical fields according to customer needs and can assign specialists in each field. Additionally, to prevent bias in physicians' opinions, double-checks by physicians and issuance of physician supervision certificates are also available.

Feature03

Comprehensive Security System

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Comprehensive Security System

Ensuring Advanced Security Standards

Data used for AI development in the medical field may include patients' personal information. Therefore, very high security standards are required from the start to the end of the project. Our office is ISMS certified and is equipped to handle work in a security room. This allows us to ensure security with confidence even for projects that handle highly confidential data such as personal information.

Strict Work System and Training

Our work system consists only of contracted workers who have passed tests and signed NDAs. In addition to general security training, we also provide individual training for each project, ensuring thorough security measures.

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Annotation Services for the Medical IndustryAchievements & Case ExamplesCase Study

CASE 01
AI Development Project for Advanced Medical Devices
Medical Device Manufacturing Company

Required
Tasks
  • AI development of advanced medical devices whose purpose is supporting surgery and diagnosis. The materials included real data, such as endoscopic images and X-ray images. The work involved instance segmentation of several types of labels.
Customer's
Challenges
  • For the handling of highly confidential medical data, the customer wanted to avoid remote work and outsourcing overseas.
  • They were concerned about the compatibility between the source data and the tools used by subcontractors.
Our
Solutions
  • Work progressed in a domestic, on-site environment. We ensured the confidentiality of data by meeting the security standards of ISMS.
  • By properly managing the version of the tools used, we unified the environments of our customer and annotators. This ensured data integrity.
Number of Tasks
 10,000 items
Work Period
 2 months
Main Takeaways
  • Human Science can build out advanced secure environments on-site.
  • We achieve thorough data management with comprehensive security management and worker education.
  • We provide flexible support for introducing new annotation tools and updating versions.

CASE 02
Medical Image Annotation
For Medical Device Manufacturers

Required
Tasks
  • Segmentation of Medical Procedure Images
    (Dozens of labels. Development of AI for advanced medical devices)
Customer's
Challenges
  • Considering outsourcing annotation, but concerned about ensuring security at the vendor since highly confidential medical data is handled.
    (Vendors must have ISMS certification and be able to pass security document audits)
  • Due to our client's internal security policies, cloud tools cannot be used, but we are concerned whether subcontractors can work using local tools.
Our
Solutions
  • Ensuring the security of highly confidential data through work conducted in our office's security room.
  • We use a local annotation tool instead of the cloud tool we usually use.
Number of Tasks
 10,000 items
Work Period
 2 months
Main Takeaways
  • Our company’s security room and information security management system enable high-security onsite operations.
  • File management with a focus on security. Implementation and thorough enforcement of security training for annotators.
  • Flexible support for tools without prior usage experience.

CASE 03
Medical Image Annotation
For Medical Device Manufacturers

Required
Tasks
  • Instance Segmentation of Chest CT Slice Images
    (Development of AI for Advanced Medical Devices)
Customer's
Challenges
  • Annotation data is urgently needed due to the development schedule.
  • The customer attempted to internalize data annotation using available engineers but were unable to keep up with the maintenance of annotation specifications, resulting in quality variations and production issues, so the project could not progress as planned.
Our
Solutions
  • We executed a rapid project launch utilizing our contracted data annotators (experienced in medical data annotation).
  • Create annotation specifications from customer-provided sample data with completed annotations.
Number of Tasks
 2,000 items
Work Period
 2 weeks
Main Takeaways
  • Create annotation specifications through annotated sample data and Q&A with clients.
  • In addition to the above specifications, annotated sample data is used as a reference during training for parts that are difficult to explain in writing, enabling a reduction in the annotators' learning period.
  • With our highly skilled contracted annotators and the shortened proficiency period mentioned above, we ensure high productivity from an early stage after project launch.

CASE 04
Medical Image Annotation
For Medical AI Development Vendors

Required
Tasks
  • Bounding boxes on bacterial/fungal microscope images
    (Over a dozen label types. Development of AI for bacterial/fungal identification)
Customer's
Challenges
  • There are many labels, and because highly specialized and difficult judgments are required, it is felt that "outsourcing is difficult."
  • Although annotation manuals exist for each label, the content varies depending on the creator, resulting in inconsistencies in criteria and quality across labels.
Our
Solutions
  • The PM participates in annotation work within the client and conducts skill and know-how transfer.
  • Creation of annotation standards/specifications.
  • Form a team with experienced medical annotation professionals (personnel capable of handling high-difficulty projects).
Number of Tasks
 About 20,000 items
Work Period
 2.5 months
Main Takeaways
  • We consolidate edge cases and difficult judgment examples that arise during annotation work, document them in standards and Q&A sheets, and share them within the team to ensure quality.
  • Since the task involves difficult decision-making, we hold daily meetings to share information with team members and promote their understanding and training.

CASE 05
Medical Image Annotation
For Medical Device Manufacturers

Required
Tasks
  • Segmentation of Medical Devices in Chest X-ray Images
Customer's
Challenges
  • To ensure data validity, we want supervision and checks by doctors.
  • This time, we have already obtained open-source X-ray images during the PoC phase. However, partnering with a hospital solely for physician review involves complicated procedures and takes too much time.
  • We want to have not just one doctor, but two doctors perform double checks to prevent differences in opinions.
  • We want you to consider the workflow and process of tasks and checks, including supervision and review by two doctors.
Our
Solutions
  • We have secured and assigned two supervising doctors, establishing a system that completes all tasks, medical supervision, and checks in-house in a one-stop process.
  • The team is organized with non-physician workers who also have experience in medical annotation.
Number of Tasks
 Approximately 1,300 cases
Work Period
 1.5 months
Main Takeaways
  • Assign checkers with extensive medical experience to ensure data quality before doctors review it. Reduce costs by focusing the work of high-cost doctors only on parts that require medical expertise (narrowing down the checklist items).
  • Just before making a decision, visualize the doctor's opinions and comments in the file list and share them with the client.
  • If there is a difference of opinion among doctors, consensus is unified through regular meetings involving the doctors.

Data Annotation Services for the Medical Industry

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Frequently Asked QuestionsFAQ

I am worried about whether we can get the right personnel to work on the project.
At Human Science, we verify the content of the work before starting a project, and we assign personnel that are a good fit. By assigning resources that are directly contracted by our company, we form effective teams that utilize the aptitude and experience of each member.
I am worried that the members working on my project will change every time, because the work is intermittent. Can we keep the same project manager and team members assigned to this project?
Even for intermittent projects, the same members are generally responsible for the work. This also applies to the project manager. We utilize the knowledge and skills gained through past experience to achieve stable project operations with high quality.
For security reasons, we want to request on-site work instead of remote work.
That's no problem. We can handle your requests by using the secure room at our Shinjuku office, which has cleared ISMS standards, or station a resident employee at your facilities. For large-scale projects, we have even arranged dedicated work facilities.
>>Achievements and Case Studies CASE 03
We want you to use the same annotation tool that we have been using in our company until now. Is that possible?
Yes, we can handle that. We will even adopt tools that have not been introduced in our company before. We can also provide support using a VPN. Please start by consulting with us.
Can I consult and communicate with the project manager even after the actual work has started?
Yes, we can handle that. We offer meetings and feedback opportunities according to your requests. We can also use Slack or Teams.
The work is difficult, so not only will the regular staff assigned to the project require prior training, but also the management team. Is this possible?
Yes, this is possible. Our project manager will attend training before starting work. We will attend training in whichever way the work demands, such as attending remotely, in the customer's environment, or using our secure room.
This is a medical project. Can the work be supervised by a doctor?
Yes, that is possible. We will respond individually, depending on the contents and field of expertise.
Can you prepare the documents needed to apply for a subsidy?
Yes, we can handle that. We can handle company information, estimates, delivery notes, etc., in the format of your choice.
Can you handle anonymous processing information?
Depending on the task, we can handle that. The items included in anonymously processed information are published on our website under "Company" -> "Information Management" -> "Anonymously processed information". >>Anonymously processed information
Can you to deliver part of the deliverables in the early stages of the project?
Yes, we can handle that. After receiving a review of the actual deliverables at an early stage and confirming that there are no discrepancies in the definition and interpretation of the work requirements, we will proceed with the remainder of the project.
See the following for an explanation of the overall flow of a project.
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