Image Recognition
A new method using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to assess the quality of organ donations could revolutionise the transplant system, potentially saving lives and tens of millions of pounds. It works in much the same way as AI-based facial recognition to evaluate the quality of an organ. Estimations show the technology could result in up to 200 more patients receiving kidney transplants, and 100 more receiving liver transplants a year in the UK. “The software we have developed ‘scores’ the quality of the organ and aims to support surgeons to assess if the organ is healthy enough to be transplanted. “Our ultimate hope is that OrQA will result in more patients receiving life-saving transplants and enable them to lead healthier, longer lives.”There are currently nearly 7,000 patients awaiting organ transplant in the UK.