Bolton NHS Foundation Trust has turned to AI technology from Mumbai based Qure.ai to support medics monitor COVID-19 progression in patients.
The company provides AI driven radiology software that automates the interpretation of COVID-19 proliferation from chest X-rays aiming to make it easier for healthcare professionals to monitor the extent and rate of progression of the infection.
Prashant Warier, CEO and Co-Founder, Qure.ai, said “Our algorithm’s ability to localise, qualify the lesions and give a COVID-19 score almost instantaneously on a chest x-ray will enable doctors to classify patients into high, medium and low priority categories.”
“The added capability of quantifying the percentage of lung affected due to COVID-19 lesions will enable objective monitoring of disease progression.”
The trust said “radiology has emerged as a key focus area in the fightback against the COVID-19 pandemic. The chest X-ray is the primary diagnostic tool, in conjunction with basic blood biomarkers. With many NHS doctors self-isolating and with some testing turnaround times currently lagging more than 24 hours, the role played by chest X-rays becomes crucial.”
The solution is said to detect findings that are indicative of COVID-19.
Fiona Noden, Chief Executive of Bolton NHS Foundation Trust “The NHS needs to consider using all resources available to us as we fight against this devastating virus. I’m very proud that here in Bolton we’re taking the lead in using some of the very latest technology.”
