Early Diagnosis

Robotic bronchoscopy can help diagnose spots in the lungs when they are still small, catching cancer sooner and saving many more lives. The earlier you can diagnose someone with lung cancer, the more potential you have to cure them.

Approximately one in three patients diagnosed with cancer in Ontario presented to an ED in the 90 days preceding their diagnosis, according to findings published in Canadian Medical Association Journal.

INDIANAPOLIS — According to the National Keratoconus Foundation, Nov. 10 is World Keratoconus Day, which is dedicated to raising awareness about the condition and advocating for those affected by it.

Two machine learning-based models using only medical record data had high accuracy in detecting individuals with and without pulmonary embolism at hospital admission, according to results published in Journal of Medical Internet Research.

An AI algorithm had high discriminative ability in identifying pulmonary hypertension-likely patients from control patients at and before diagnosis using electrocardiogram data, according to study results.

The risk for lung cancer has been found to be particularly high in some Maryland counties, but a recently launched initiative is making sure screening is available for all eligible state residents, according to a press release.

The diagnostic yield for interstitial lung disease was comparable between immediate surgical lung biopsy and a strategy that began with transbronchial cryobiopsy, according to results published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine.

Lumibird Medical announced the launch of C.DIAG, a diagnostic aid platform that uses AI algorithms to help health care providers diagnose patients with dry eye disease.

ATLANTA — An expert panel at SECO 2024 agreed that artificial intelligence will have a role in patient care but will not replace the human component.