“The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) in partnership with DeepMind Health, published results in the July 31 edition of Nature, on the development of an artificial intelligence (AI) system that can forecast a deadly kidney disease in advance.”
“In keeping with VA’s efforts to help improve the lives of Veterans through research and innovation, the breakthrough finding shows the model developed by the researchers can predict the presence of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in patients up to 48 hours in advance, which could help doctors determine treatment options to prevent further deterioration of the kidney.”
“AKI is notoriously difficult for doctors and nurses to detect; when it occurs, patients often deteriorate very quickly. The AI model permitted identification of over 90 percent of the most severe Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) cases 48 hours sooner than with usual care. That early detection permits improved medical care that can reduce progression to serious consequences such as need for dialysis.” Read the full press release here.
Source: VA, DeepMind develop machine learning system to predict life-threatening disease before it appears – July 31, 2019. VA.
