Artificial intelligence, far from the clichés of Terminator, saves lives in the United Kingdom.
On Tuesday, the British Ministry of Health announced a threefold increase in patients with little or no after-effects following a stroke, thanks to the use of artificial intelligence (AI).
Developed by an English company based in Oxford, the Brainomix e-Stroke system reduces diagnosis by more than an hour and allows the most suitable treatment to be chosen quickly, under the supervision of a doctor.
Its use, in 111,000 cases of suspected stroke, increased from 16% to 48% the rate of patients who suffer from none or a slight disability.
“Dramatic” improvement in going home healthy
AI provides decision-making support in the interpretation of brain scans, to allow the patient “to have the right treatment, in the right place, at the right time”, underlines the ministry.
More than 85,000 people in England have a stroke each year.
The Ministry of Health cites the example of Carol Wilson, teaching assistant and grandmother, who in June 2021 suffered from intense cramps and quickly lost her sight and the use of her limbs.
The software made it possible to quickly diagnose a blood clot in the brain and to opt for a thrombectomy.
"I was able to sit up and text family the same day, and go home and walk again about two days after having a stroke," the patient testified.
"Every minute saved during the initial in-hospital assessment of people with stroke symptoms dramatically improves a patient's chances of leaving the hospital healthy," Dr. Timothy Ferris, director of transformation within the public health system (NHS).
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