University of Saskatchewan PhD student Yi Wang developed software that can get higher image quality. It improves current computer-aided diagnosis (CADx) technology, which assists doctors to detect diseases from medical imaging scans such as ultrasound, computer tomography (CT) and retinal fundus imaging, which captures photos of the back of the eye.
Wang's software makes diagnosis faster it takes less than 30 seconds and it is around 10 times faster than current ones.
"Our software will help medical staff reduce the time they take to interpret medical images, so that they can provide better patient care," said Seok-Bum Ko, an electrical and computer engineering professor and Wang's supervisor. "Radiologists and doctors can use their saved time more efficiently for other important tasks."
Wang has tested his software on detecting abnormal retinal blood vessels in the eye a symptom common to diabetes or heart disease and was 97 per cent accurate at identifying abnormal vessels that needed further diagnosis. The results are published in the journal of Computerized and Medical Imaging Graphics.
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