AI is being used in medicine not only for diagnosis in patients, but also for decision making and automated robotic surgery.
Radiology
The company Aidoc has developed a suite of AI-based softwares that can detect abnormalities on CT scans, including pulmonary emboli, intracranial hemorrhage, and large vessel occlusions.
Pathology
PathAI is a company that has developed machine learning models to help pathologists diagnose disease from liver and breast biopsies. Additionally, disease progression can be predicted as well as the best treatment options suggested.
Predicting surgical site infections
DASH Analytics developed a machine learning algorithm to assess a patient's risk of infection. A three-year study found that the algorithm had reduced the risk of infection by nearly 75% in a subset of general and colorectal surgery patients at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.
Robot assisted operations
Medical technology company Microsure has developed MUSA, the first surgical robot for open microsurgery, which received certification for clinical use in Europe in 2019.