Asuncion, IP Agency.- The innovation project focuses on the development of advanced tools that use artificial intelligence to improve the accuracy and speed of stroke diagnosis. The goal is to shorten the time between performing the study and having a diagnosis to detect signs of stroke in early stages, said Dr. Oxades Gamarra, during an interview with Paraguay TV.
The project called “Diagnosis of Cerebrovascular Accident through images using Artificial Intelligence algorithms” is implemented by the Oxades SA Group and received G. 863,000,000 from the National Council of Science and Technology (CONACYT) through the PROINNOVA Program, which receives support from the Inter-American Development Bank.
Dr. Oxades stressed that the use of Artificial Intelligence in this context allows for a faster and more detailed analysis of images in the interpretation of visual data. This not only helps in the more precise identification of the type of stroke, which can be ischemic or hemorrhagic, but also in the exact location and extent of brain damage.
Improved diagnostic accuracy can lead to faster and more effective interventions, which is crucial to reducing long-term consequences for patients, he said.
He explained that a rapid diagnosis of stroke is essential because time is a critical factor in minimizing brain damage and improving treatment outcomes.
He mentioned that during a stroke, the lack of adequate blood flow causes brain cells to die, and acting quickly can save key areas of the brain.
Oxades explained that normally there is a time gap between the professional and the imaging diagnosis, so that the radiologist can transcribe it on a written paper and then return to the doctor for treatment.
He mentioned that there is a higher percentage of ischemic stroke, at 80%, and 20% is hemorrhagic.
He mentioned that ischemic stroke is a progressive injury, which develops symptoms accompanied by different situations, where the patient may begin to have weakness in the hand, then in the shoulder, the arm, there is a disfigurement of the face, he begins to have some specific features of an ischemic stroke, but regardless of the symptoms that the patient may develop, it is necessary to perform a CT scan.
CT scan is the standard test to determine whether a patient has or does not have an ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke, and that is where artificial intelligence comes in, he stressed.
He stressed that Artificial Intelligence is a software designed so that institutions can upload their topographic images in less than three or four minutes, and that it can be fully processed. It is also a Conacyt project through the Proinnova program, where as a private company we provide the technological infrastructure, stressed Dr. Oxades.
He also stressed that Artificial Intelligence will not replace the specialist doctor, but will be a tool that allows professionals to make decisions in less time.
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2024-08-24 09:52:06