National University Hospital (NUH), the flagship hospital of the National University Health System, is building a new facility focused on leveraging AI and other advanced technologies to enhance the detection and diagnosis of gastrointestinal diseases .
National University Digestive Health Center envisions to be a one-stop center for gastroenterology and hepatology services and is the first in Singapore to deploy three AI-powered systems for detection, diagnosis and quality control It is advertised as a facility with Effectively identifies cancerous gastrointestinal lesions and enables near real-time diagnosis.
Why is it important?
The center aims to become the leading academic center for digestive health in Southeast Asia and hopes to raise the bar in early detection, accurate diagnosis, treatment and prevention of digestive diseases.
NUH believes that by integrating various AI systems, treatment and follow-up interventions can be implemented earlier for patients identified with high-risk lesions, which could lead to “improved prognosis and treatment outcomes.” There is,” he said.
The importance of this early detection cannot be overstated. Gastrointestinal and liver cancers are one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths in Singapore, accounting for one-third of all cancer cases in men and approximately one-third of all cancer cases in women in 2021. It accounts for one-third of the total. .
In addition to leveraging AI, the center will develop blood-based diagnostic tests for stomach cancer, discover new biomarkers to more accurately detect colorectal cancer, and develop new tests for pancreatic and liver cancer. We are also aiming for development.
The National University Digestive Health Center is scheduled to be established in the first half of 2025.
bigger trends
The NUH Endoscopy Center, another center specializing in addressing the growing number of gastrointestinal cancer cases in Singapore, last year introduced an X-ray-based visualization system featuring advanced 3D imaging. Improved surgeons' ability to locate suspicious tissue and calculate the optimal dose to the patient. .
The National University of Singapore Yong Lu Lin School of Medicine (NUS Medicine), whose main teaching hospital is NUH, is also leveraging emerging technologies for training in the diagnosis and treatment of gastrointestinal diseases.That's recently has introduced a mixed reality-based training module powered by GigXR, a US-based provider of holographic healthcare training.
AI also powers a new center for community-based eye care run by NUS Medicine.of The Center for Innovation and Precision Eye Health has developed retinal photography-based AI to identify visual impairment and cataracts and predict biological age and cardiovascular disease risk.