In medicine, AI is used not only for diagnosing patients but also for decision-making and automated, robot-assisted surgeries.
Radiology
Aidoc has developed a suite of AI-based software capable of detecting anomalies in CT scans, including pulmonary embolisms, intracranial hemorrhages, and occlusions of large blood vessels.
Pathology
PathAI is a company that has developed machine learning models to assist pathologists in diagnosing diseases from liver and breast biopsies. In addition, the models can predict disease progression and suggest the best treatment options.
Predicting infections at the surgical site
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 subgroup of patients undergoing general and colorectal surgery at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.
Robot-assisted surgery
The medical technology company Microsure has developed MUSA, the first surgical robot for open microsurgery, which received certification for clinical use in Europe in 2019.