Wednesday, August 7, 2019

How AI Is Improving Diagnoses at Point of Care

In medical emergencies, a quick diagnosis based on the information at hand can be a matter of life or death. The same can be true for non-emergencies. When limited medical equipment is available, delays in diagnosis can turn these situations into emergencies. Ultrasound enables the accurate, efficient and non-invasive diagnosis of a host of ailments, including appendicitis, heart abnormalities and many urological and gynecological conditions.

But most emergency responders and medical professionals either aren’t trained or aren’t equipped to use the technology. DESKi, a member of the NVIDIA Inception program, based in Bordeaux, France, is using AI to make ultrasound technologies more effective at the point of care for these personnel and their patients.