POSTECH professor Sung-Min Park and researcher Sunguk Hong have developed optical sensor technology, integrated with computer vision, to track muscle movements in rehab patients with limited mobility. The sensors are flexible, lightweight, and able to gauge subtle body changes, while overcoming the conventional challenges of soft strain sensors – inadequate durability due to temperature and […]
AI / Brain / Cancer
AI decodes brain tumor DNA during surgery
Kun-Hsing Yu and HMS colleagues used AI to rapidly determine a brain tumor’s molecular identity during surgery, propeling the development of precision oncology. The tool is CHARM (Cryosection Histopathology Assessment and Review Machine.) Currently, genetic sequencing takes days to weeks. Accurate molecular diagnosis during surgery can help a neurosurgeon decide how much brain tissue […]
Cancer / Ultrasound
Wearable ultrasound to detect early breast cancer
MIT’s Canan Dagdeviren has developed a flexible ultrasound patch that can be attached to a bra, obtaining ultrasound images with resolution comparable to medical imaging centers, and used repeatedly. Interval cancers, which develop between regularly scheduled mammograms, account for 20 – 30 percent of all breast cancers, and tend to be more aggressive. The goal […]
AI / Diabetes
AI detects diabetes from fatty tissue in chest x rays
Judy Wawira Gichoya and Emory colleagues have developed an AI model that detects warning signs for diabetes in x rays collected during routine exams. The signs were also detected in patients who do not meet elevated risk guidelines. Applying deep learning to images and electronic health record data, the model that successfully flagged elevated diabetes risk in a retrospective analysis, often years before patients were […]
AI / Cancer
AI-based device increases ademona detection during colonoscopy
MAGENTIQ-COLO is an AI based FDA cleared colonoscopy device which offers a significant increase in Adenoma Detection Rate. Current high rates of missed and undetected adenomas during colonoscopy means that even regularly screened patients are still at risk of developing colon cancer. A missed polyp can lead to interval cancer, which accounts for approximately 8% […]
AI / Brain / Sensors
Biosensor detects misfiled proteins in Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s disease
Hatice Altug, Hilal Lashue, and EPFL colleagues have developed ImmunoSEIRA, an AI-enhanced, biosensing tool for the detection of misfolded proteins linked to Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s disease. The researchers also claim that neural networks can quantify disease stage and progression. The technology holds promise for early detection, monitoring, and assessing treatment options. Protein misfolding has been […]