FOUNDERS FACTORY AFRICA
We’re incredibly excited to announce that we’ve joined the Venture Scale programme at Founders Factory Africa – kicking off today. Over the next 6 months, we’ll be teaming up with FFA and Netcare to grow our business and scale across the continent! We at Envisionit Deep AI are looking forward to working together with Founders […]
HEALTH
AI ‘outperforms’ doctors diagnosing breast cancer Artificial intelligence is more accurate than doctors in diagnosing breast cancer from mammograms, a study in the journal Nature suggests. An international team, including researchers from Google Health and Imperial College London, designed and trained a computer model on X-ray images from nearly 29,000 women. The algorithm outperformed six […]
RSNA 2019: AI AS A PEER-REVIEW TOOL
Peer review is a viable application for artificial intelligence (AI) software that identifies abnormalities on X-rays, say radiologists from New Delhi who described this application at the 2019 RSNA annual meeting. The researchers conducted a quality assurance study evaluating commercial AI software designed to detect abnormalities in chest radiographs. Noting that quality control in radiology […]
BLOG: RSNA 2019 AI ROUND-UP
AI in medical imaging entered the consciousness of radiologists just a few years ago, notably peaking in 2016 when Geoffrey Hinton declared radiologists’ time was up, swiftly followed by the first AI startups booking exhibiting booths at RSNA. Three years on, the sheer number and scale of AI-focussed offerings has gathered significant pace, so much […]
DEEP LEARNING IN RADIOGRAPHY
Using artificial intelligence to read chest radiographs for tuberculosis detection: A multi-site evaluation of the diagnostic accuracy of three deep learning systems. It is almost impossible to talk about the future of medicine without stumbling upon two letters that bring many hopes, fears, and confusions to the topic. Artificial intelligence (AI) is not new but […]
DETECTING SKIN CONDITIONS WITH AI
Google says its AI detects 26 skin conditions as accurately as dermatologists. Skin conditions are among the most common kind of ailment globally, just behind colds, fatigue, and headaches. In fact, it’s estimated that 25% of all treatments provided to patients around the world are for skin conditions and that up to 37% of patients […]