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A clinician demonstrating the use of mixed-reality glasses for remote assessment of a foot wound
By  Adam Ang 03:25 am June 30, 2023
Mixed-reality glasses used for remote leg and foot ulcer diagnosis Mixed-reality smart glasses have been developed for remote assessment of leg and foot wounds of people with diabetes and vascular diseases living in regional and remote areas. Researchers from the University of Adelaide invented software for a mixed-reality headset that enables doctors in the city to "see through the eyes" of...
Researchers analysing data using a computer software
By  Adam Ang 12:59 am May 12, 2023
ML tool predicts Parkinson's onset A research team from the University of New South Wales, together with their collaborators from Boston University, has come up with an AI tool that could be potentially used to predict Parkinson's disease years before the onset of initial symptoms.  The machine learning tool called CRANK-MS, (Classification and Ranking Analysis using Neural network generates...
By  Thiru Gunasegaran 03:53 am June 3, 2021
A team of researchers at the University of Western Australia is coming up with an artificial intelligence-based risk assessment tool to better detect plaque in heart computed tomography scans. WHY IT MATTERS The research team comprising AI and cardiac imaging experts was recently awarded a grant worth AU$896,606 (about $695,000) from the government's Medical Research Future Fund to develop a tool...