An artificial intelligence-powered tool has been developed to detect abnormal chest X-rays quickly during COVID-19 screening at the National Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCID). The AI tool, called RadiLogic, was developed by radiologists from TTSH and researchers from A*STAR's Institute of High Performance Computing (IHPC), and Institute for Infocomm Research (I²R). The collaboration happened through an Open Innovation Challenge held by the National Healthcare Group’s Centre for Medical Technologies and Innovation, Enterprise Singapore, and A*ccelerate, A*STAR’s commercialisation arm.

Previously, radiologists had to analyse each X-ray result in sequence, which was time consuming. Now, the AI tool can analyse each X-ray image within three seconds and highlight abnormal chest X-rays on a computer quickly, helping radiologists prioritise which images to review. Doctors can then intervene earlier as more severe findings on chest X-rays may mean an urgent need for supplemental oxygen therapy and ventilation for patients. The team is hoping to deploy the tool to more COVID-19 screening sites where radiologists are not on-site, and also working to enhance the tool’s AI capabilities.

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