Experts say AI-based apps like qXR, which help clinicians diagnose tuberculosis early, could make an enormous impact on the control of the disease in India
In rural India and other places where tuberculosis is rampant, A.I. that scans lung X-rays might eliminate the scourge. Tweets: @erictopol , @rinachandran , @nythealth , @nythealth , @juneymb , and @paimadhu Tweets: Eric Topol / @erictopol : Some important progress for #AI in medicine, with caveats https://www.nytimes.com/... by @apoorva_nyc (a break from covid coverage) @qure_ai https://twitter.com/... LongLiveTheRubberDucks / @rinachandran : In rural India and other places where #tuberculosis is rampant, #AI that scans lung X-rays might help eliminate the scourge. https://www.nytimes.com/... @nythealth : “If this was to be made available to every X-ray center in rural India, I think we could beat TB.” https://www.nytimes.com/... @nythealth : In less than a minute, a new app on a phone or a computer can scan an X-ray for signs of tuberculosis, Covid-19 and 27 other conditions https://www.nytimes.com/... Junaid / @juneymb : These Algorithms Could End the Scourge of Tuberculosis - The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/... Madhu Pai / @paimadhu : Happy to contribute to this nice piece by @apoorva_nyc on the potential for using digital x-rays & AI-based software to screen for TB, Covid-19 & other conditions. Software is no longer the issue. Expensive hardware is what I'm most worried about. https://www.nytimes.com/...