A Halifax kidney specialist has teamed up with computer scientists at Dalhousie University to use artificial intelligence to estimate how long a kidney transplant will last. Tennankore said data analysis called machine learning is showing strong accuracy in predicting success rates, and it could help patients receive better care after the surgery. There are 180 people in Atlantic Canada on the waiting list for a kidney transplant. Tennankore's team includes Raza Abidi, the leader of the machine learning for the research, and Dr. Amanda Vincin, another Halifax-based nephrologist. Eventually, Tennankore wants to expand his research to patients in Atlantic Canada, all of whom are treated at the transplant centre in Halifax.

Source: CBC News April 05, 2021 09:00 UTC