The Russian doctors began to use the artificial intelligence distinguishing pneumonia in pictures

In mid-April 2020 Medical Information and Analytical Center of the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Okrug , he announced the beginning of use artificial intelligence recognizing pneumonia in nurses. We are talking about a platform Botkin.AI that will help doctors in the fight against the pandemic of coronavirus. COVID-19

To work, Mail.ru Cloud Solutions provided the developer with cloud servers, which will scale the project to several thousand clinics throughout the country. They will be able to implement this system for free.

Russian doctors began to use artificial intelligence that recognizes pneumonia in images

According to the developers, Botkin.AI will help reduce the burden on  doctors  during the spread of COVID-19  and reduce the likelihood of medical errors. The AI system detects  and marks in  lung images signs of pneumonia, which is a symptom of a severe course of the disease.

It is noted that the analysis of the medical image takes from  a few seconds to  several minutes. Images of patients  in whom the system suspected pathology will be marked in red, explains Olga Belorus, head of the Medical Information and Analytical Center of the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Okrug.

The doctor may  prioritize working  with these patients. It is not a fact that these doubts will be confirmed, but  this will be a priority for the  doctor. First of all, this gives the time won for  the health of patients, "she said, adding that the advantage of the program is its ability to quickly process all digital images and give the result to doctors.

Ilya Letunov, head of Mail.ru Cloud Solutions, said that the company's cloud infrastructure will allow Botkin.AI to be implemented in the maximum number of clinics, "which means helping  as many doctors  and patients as possible." The cloud platform integrates  with clinic information systems.^[1]

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