The Mater Misericordiae University Hospital in Ireland is the first to use AI in its radiology department to speed up emergency care. Since the introduction of the new software, over 15,600 patient scans have been analyzed, with over 700 pathologies correctly identified within two-three minutes of completing the scan. The software is highly accurate, with an accuracy rate of over 90%. The AI platform operates on an ‘always-on’ basis and has been implemented on CT pulmonary angiograms, incidental pulmonary embolism notification on CT scans, intracranial hemorrhage detection on CT head scans, and fracture detection on cervical spine CT scans. It will be further trialed in the analysis of bone and chest X-rays in the emergency department early next year.
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Use of AI in 15,000 patient scans speeds up emergency care
