An AI-powered software dubbed Blade can cut the time needed to analyse blood for some diseases by half.
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An AI-powered software dubbed Blade – developed by Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) and Taiwanese tech firm Asus – can cut the time needed to analyse blood for these diseases by half, allowing for earlier clinical intervention for patients.
The process currently requires a laboratory technologist to examine a patient’s blood, which is placed on a piece of film under a microscope, and perform a manual cell count.
This can leave the technologists fatigued, possibly leading to a greater chance of error, said TTSH haematology department consultant Eugene Fan.
He told reporters on Wednesday (July 6) that the TTSH haematology lab – which operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week – handles between 300 and 400 such blood films a day.
Blade allows for the procedure to be automated. The AI analyses the films and flags critical ones, such as cases of leukaemia.
Read The Straits Times article here: https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/health/ai-tool-being-tested-for-faster-more-accurate-diagnosis-of-diseases
Journalist: Zhaki Abdullah
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