AI diagnosis tech areas with doctor shortages

[Harpy Eagle]

AI diagnosis tech to help Thailand, Brazil navigate doctor shortages

Japanese startups bring specialized expertise and services to emerging markets

asia.nikkei.com

Japanese startups are launching AI-powered medical analysis services in emerging countries suffering from doctor shortages like Thailand and Brazil, aiming to make use of the knowledge gained at home to cultivate new markets.

Tokyo-based Lpixel is collaborating with the Japan External Trade Organization to introduce an artificial intelligence-based tuberculosis diagnosis support system in Thailand.

Right now it is limited to tuberculosis diagnosis but it seems with time that it will only expand and get better. I wonder if they will be able to expand it to reading MRIs.

Either way it seems to be a good step forward.

 

[Jim H - VA USA]

AI diagnosis tech to help Thailand, Brazil navigate doctor shortages

Japanese startups bring specialized expertise and services to emerging markets

asia.nikkei.com

Japanese startups are launching AI-powered medical analysis services in emerging countries suffering from doctor shortages like Thailand and Brazil, aiming to make use of the knowledge gained at home to cultivate new markets.

Tokyo-based Lpixel is collaborating with the Japan External Trade Organization to introduce an artificial intelligence-based tuberculosis diagnosis support system in Thailand.

Right now it is limited to tuberculosis diagnosis but it seems with time that it will only expand and get better. I wonder if they will be able to expand it to reading MRIs.

Either way it seems to be a good step forward.

A.I. Chatbots Defeated Doctors at Diagnosing Illness​

The chatbot, from the company OpenAI, scored an average of 90 percent when diagnosing a medical condition from a case report and explaining its reasoning. Doctors randomly assigned to use the chatbot got an average score of 76 percent. Those randomly assigned not to use it had an average score of 74 percent.

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