Artificial intelligence helps identify oncology in residents of Karachay-Cherkessia

2021

Use of AI for early detection of cancer

On May 8, 2022, SberMedAI (SberMedAI) spoke about the experience of using artificial intelligence for early detection of signs of cancer. An example was the experience of using technology in the Karachay-Cherkess Oncological Dispensary named after S.P. Butov.

The use of technologies opens up prospects for the diagnosis of oncological diseases in the early stages, which allows you to prevent the disease and increase the effectiveness of treatment. Artificial intelligence is able to detect and highlight even minimal education, reduces the processing time of medical data, freeing doctors from routine work, which is especially important for oncologists, said Zuber Makhov, chief physician of the Karachay-Cherkess Oncological Dispensary named after S.P. Butov.

In 2021, a retrospective screening of one and a half thousand CT lung studies collected during the COVID-19 pandemic was carried out on the territory of the S.P. Butov Oncologic Dispensary. The neural network found nodular formations in 15 patients. The studies were submitted for verification to oncologists. In 8 cases, cancer was confirmed, thanks to which it was possible to start treatment much earlier.

{{quote 'author = noted Igal Zuk, CEO of SberMedAI. | During the pandemic period, medical organizations have accumulated a large amount of "CT Lungs" images that can be processed by our algorithm to help doctors identify signs of cancer in the early stages. The algorithm works with existing archives and carries out retrospective analysis. For the work of artificial intelligence, DICOM studies without contrast are used. Images are processed by the neural network, after processing the doctor receives images with highlighting the areas to pay attention to, and a text description of the study. The product can be used to increase the detection of cancer in the early stages,}}

Conducting retrospective analysis allows mass screening of patients without conducting additional CT studies, which significantly saves the time of doctors and patients.

{{quote 'author = said Zaur Jazov, manager of the Karachay-Cherkess branch of Sberbank. | Sber, in partnership with the Government of the region, pays great attention to supporting health care in Karachay-Cherkessia. I am sure that this project will be another step towards the even faster digital development of information, prevention and effective treatment systems for residents of the Republic,}}

Connecting MDDC to the Information System

On September 21, 2021, SberMedAI announced the connection of the Medical Digital Diagnostic Center (MDDC) to the information system of the S.P. Butov Karachay-Cherkess Oncological Dispensary. In accordance with the signed agreement, MDDC will be built into the medical information system and workstations of oncologic dispensary doctors. The development will help doctors in daily work, will reduce the load, as well as increase the effectiveness and speed of diagnoses.

Medical specialists of the oncological dispensary will be able to use all the products and solutions presented on the MDDC platform in their workplaces through the usual interface, and there are more than 50 of them, including: CT Lungs, smart assistant physician "TOP-3," "CT Stroke" and many others.

When using the development of "CT Lungs," the doctor radiologist will be able to upload the results of patient research into KT the system and the images will be immediately processed. The algorithms AI system will online determine the area of ​ ​ lung damage, indicate the volume of tissue damage, measure the degree of severity on the CT scale, and also highlight the detected pathologies. At the same time medical data , the patient can be sent to verify and form an opinion to the appropriate MDDC consultant physician. It will take no more than 3 minutes to process AI algorithms. The time of verification by the MDDC consultant physician depends on the complexity of the case and can range from 15 minutes or more.

{{quote 'author = said Igal Zuk, CEO of SberMedAI. | The software products of our medical digital diagnostic center are available for integration with regional medical information systems of medical and preventive institutions throughout Russia. Doctors of Karachay-Cherkessia will now have the opportunity to use digital tools in their daily work. First of all, the service "CT Lungs," which can process up to 150 studies per day. Prioritization of research results in reduced physician burden and increased diagnostic effectiveness,}}

{{quote 'author = noted Akhmat Borlakov, chief specialist in telemedicine and digital technologies in healthcare of the KCR, head of the department of telemedicine consultations of the RSL LPU KCHRKB. | Thanks to cooperation with Sber, the Karachay-Cherkess Republic gained access to artificial intelligence services, which, I am sure, will bring the diagnosis of diseases to a higher level, }}

Шаблон:Quote 'author = added Zuber Makhov, acting head physician of the Karachay-Cherkess Cancer Clinic named after S.P. Butov.