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Chest Radiographs

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healthtech2 years ago

Revolutionary AI Techniques Revolutionize Heart Disease Diagnosis

Scientists at Osaka Metropolitan University have developed an AI model that accurately identifies cardiac functions and valvular heart diseases using chest radiographs, potentially supplementing traditional echocardiography and improving diagnostic efficiency. The AI model was trained on a dataset of 22,551 chest radiographs and echocardiograms, achieving high accuracy in categorizing valvular heart disease. This breakthrough could be particularly beneficial in settings lacking specialized technicians and in emergency situations where echocardiography is not readily available.

healthtech2 years ago

AI's Chest Analysis Reveals Your True Age

Scientists at Osaka Metropolitan University have developed an advanced AI model that accurately estimates a patient's chronological age by analyzing chest radiographs. The AI model showed a strong correlation between estimated age and chronological age, paving the way for improved early disease detection and intervention. The study also found that a higher AI-estimated age compared to chronological age was positively correlated with various chronic diseases, such as hypertension and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The researchers aim to further develop this research to estimate the severity of chronic diseases, predict life expectancy, and forecast surgical complications.