Health IT Analytics August 26, 2020
The project aims to use the best of artificial intelligence technology to identify cancers and other medical issues.
The Department of Defense’s (DoD) Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) is leveraging artificial intelligence tools and the department’s vast amount of medical data to identify cancers and other conditions.
The project, called Predictive Health, will aim to develop new tools that medical professionals can use to more accurately and quickly identify medical issues in patients.
Scientists will train AI algorithms to look at de-identified DoD medical images to teach it to identify cancers. The AI can then be used with augmented reality microscopes to help medical professionals better identify cancer cells.
Using these tools, providers will be able to catch diseases earlier and...