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AstraZeneca backs AI-based lung cancer diagnosis pilot in UK

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qXR has been trained on more than 2 million X-rays and their corresponding radiology reports, using deep-learning algorithms to interpret the images. It classifies them as remarkable or unremarkable, detects and localises up to 29 abnormalities, and highlights them on the image for review by the radiologist. A study conducted by Qure.ai

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IBM sells off large parts of Watson Health business

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Francisco Partners is picking up a range of databases and analytics tools – including Health Insights, MarketScan, Clinical Development, Social Programme Management, Micromedex and other imaging and radiology tools – for an undisclosed sum estimated to be in the region of $1 billion.

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Scrutinizing the West Syndrome Market Space from Growth Perspectives

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It can be due to the previous existence of brain damage signs (psychomotor retardation, neurologic signs, radiologic signs, or other types of seizures) or on the basis of etiology that is characterized by a lack of previous signs of brain damage. There are many different causes of epileptic spasms.

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Sophia Genetics launches AI tool to find COVID-19 ‘unknowns’

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The new tool can be used by labs to support their own COVID-19 research projects on their local patient base, and in turn could be used by pharma companies that are developing candidates vaccines and antiviral therapies.

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The Medical Metaverse Digest for June 30

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Pharma companies in the metaverse? – made a purchase inside a metaverse. 47% of those had made in-game purchases, and 37% had purchased virtual cosmetic items. 33% had purchased real-world items offered through virtual platforms. Maybe not yet, but time to start thinking in the future.

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The tech revolution reshaping European healthcare

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In the European hospital setting, the first to digitise were the picture archiving systems (PACS) in radiology departments then electronic medical records (EMRs), patient administration systems and departmental IT flow work solutions (eg, laboratory information systems and radiology information systems).

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What will the 2023 drug discovery landscape look like?

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But Jeffrey Petrella, Professor of Radiology and Director of the Alzheimer Imaging Research Laboratory at Duke University School of Medicine, says: “Despite these limitations, this is the first step towards tailored clinical trials.