As Covid-19’s health situation accelerates and worsens, the use of technologies that not only slow down the spread of the virus but also detect it as early as possible to maximize resources and save lives.
In this context, artificial intelligence (AI) ceased to be unattainable as in fiction films and, hand in hand with a network of leaders, doctors and 2.0 companies, Fundación TelMed threw one collaborative telemedicine platform which has the application of AI algorithms made in conjunction with the Spanish company Topazium Artificial Intelligence.
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This platform, free, allows doctors detect, at home and in 30 minutes, characteristic radiological signs of Covid-19; as well as investigating the lung damage and detect the need for hospitalization or respirator in time. Although it does not replace PCR diagnosis, it is extremely useful in health centers far from cities, who must take the samples and send them to the laboratories, delaying patient care, risking the quality of the sample and a return as false positive, or worse, false negative.
Your AI does a artificial replica of human intelligence: collects information, detects patterns and groups them under the same diagnosis, allowing doctors to act faster to adapt to new situations and make decisions.
“With AI we can not only accelerate the diagnosis but also analyze probabilities of evolution of patients, which allows us to know who can go home, who requires hospitalization and who has an artificial respirator, “he highlights. Guillermo Pepe, President of Fundación TelMed. “AI it does not replace the evaluation of a professional, but rather complements it, allowing to establish priorities according to the seriousness of the case when providing assistance. “
For his part, Carlos Galmarini, CEO of Topazium, adds: “This technology could be key to combat Covid-19 in those regions without access to molecular diagnostics given that various scientific publications already speak of up to 50% of Asymptomatic patients may show mild radiological signs of Covid-19 on a chest radiograph, which would allow them to be isolated in time and prevent them from being a source of contagion. “
The platform is already available to all hospitals and health centers to allow doctors to make decisions about diagnosis and treatment of patients in a more agile and remote way, avoiding contagions in health personnel.
It is worth mentioning that the network of companies is made up of Mamotest, ActualMed, Topazium Artificial Intelligence, CAF – Development Bank of Latin America, DeltaTelediagnostic and CEMIC Hospital, which have made available all their technology, resources and doctors as a solidarity response to the pandemic the world is facing today.
“The only alternative in this situation is betting on the inexhaustible source of creativity and solidarity that we have proven to be Argentines. All hospitals and health centers know that an early diagnosis saves lives. Today we have a cutting-edge tool in our hands, and we make it available for free. We invite them to join us so that we can continue saving lives together, “concludes Pepe.
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