Posted 3/20/2024, 4:34:00 PM
AI Detects COVID-19 in Lung Ultrasounds, Holds Promise for Quicker Diagnosis and Wearable Monitoring
- AI can detect COVID-19 in lung ultrasound images, helping diagnose patients quicker
- Tool holds promise for developing wearables to monitor fluid buildup from illnesses like heart failure
- AI analyzes images for bright vertical abnormalities called B-lines that indicate lung inflammation
- Researchers used simulated ultrasound data to train deep learning model due to limited real COVID-19 images
- Algorithm achieved high accuracy in evaluating and detecting COVID-19 features in ultrasound scans