British doctors are testing a new generation of stethoscope that can make almost instant diagnoses using artificial intelligence technology. It is stated that a portable device can replace research using an electrocardiogram (ECG) in many cases. oppression Financial Times (FT).
The device was developed by Eko Health, an American company specializing in digital medical equipment. The AI stethoscope looks a little different than usual, but it has a long electronic sensor instead of a round head for listening to internal organs. It analyzes the patient’s heart rhythm and instantly transmits the information over the Internet for subsequent analysis using artificial intelligence.
According to doctors, the device can diagnose heart failure, atrial fibrillation (arrhythmia) or heart valve disease in 15 seconds.
Each such diagnosis must be confirmed using blood tests that take up to two weeks. However, tests showed that the AI’s results matched the results of the blood samples with 93% accuracy.
Experts stated that the use of artificial intelligence for diagnostic purposes in the future could save the lives of tens or even hundreds of thousands of people, as approximately 30 thousand patients every year in England alone cannot start treatment due to the long wait for test results and ECG.
Previously AI taught Detect heart disease by vascular inflammation.