PARIS - An artificial intelligence (AI) programme developed in China that combs through test results, health records and even handwritten notes diagnosed childhood diseases as accurately as doctors, researchers said Monday. Dozens of studies in recent months have detailed how AI is revolutionising the detection of diseases including cancers, genetic disorders and Alzheimer's. "It can mimic a human paediatrician to interpret and integrate all types of medical data -- patient complaints, medical history, blood and imaging tests -- to make a diagnosis," he said. The AI programme diagnosed respiratory infections and sinusitis -- a common sinus infection -- with 95 percent accuracy. Likewise, a cellphone app based on AI technology out-performed experienced dermatologists in distinguishing potentially cancerous skin lesions from benign ones, according to a study in the Annals of Oncology.

Source: Bangkok Post February 12, 2019 00:56 UTC