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Amsterdam UMC to use AI to increase the accessibility of medical imaging technology The demand for acquiring and interpreting medical images is increasing faster than number of medical experts required to operate the medical imaging device and interpret their output. This is leading to an increase in the expert workload and extending waiting lists. An Amsterdam UMC-led consortium wants to tackle this problem by making imaging technology more accessible. With the help of artificial intelligence, they want to enable less specialized experts to acquire and analyse medical images. To support them in this goal, the Dutch Research Council (NWO) has awarded the AI4AI project a grant of 6.1 million euros
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Christmas turkey stuck in your throat? Don't reach for the cola Cola. A drink forever associated with the Christmas season. And also, for many, a liquid that can help clear a blocked oesophagus. Something that may be a bit more likely at this time of year. However, research from Amsterdam UMC, published today in the BMJ Christmas Issue, shows that this is not worth wasting the sugary stuff.
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Simulating Stroke Treatments with a Digital Twin It sounds like something from a science fiction film. Assessing the best treatment for a patient with an ischemic stroke or cerebral haemorrhage by performing the procedure on their digital twin. If it's up to researchers at Amsterdam UMC, this will be reality in six years. They've received a Horizon grant worth 10 million euros from the European Commission to lead 19 partners in making this a reality.
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In search of a cure for HIV for the group that are hit the hardest A universal solution to the HIV epidemic, regardless of what type of virus the patient has. That is the ambition of Dutch and African researchers in the SPIRAL-project. They recently received a grant of more than 6 million euros from the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) and the AidsFonds.
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Measuring tumours quickly and precisely thanks to AI The CAESAR research group at Amsterdam UMC have developed an AI tool that automatically shows liver tumours on CT scans of patients with colon cancer that has spread to the liver, giving doctors quick insight into the size of the tumours. The fact that the tool is now being researched in the doctor's daily practice is good news, as many AI tools are stuck in the development phase. Researcher Michiel Zeeuw explains how this software came about.
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Stairway to Impact Award for the fight against serious Strep A infections Amsterdam UMC's microbiologist Nina van Sorge has been indispensable in the development of a vaccine against Strep A infections, which range from mild throat infections to life-threatening conditions such as blood poisoning and puerperal fever. Worldwide, these infections cause half a million deaths per year, mainly in developing countries. With the Stairway to Impact Award from NWO, Van Sorge hopes to attract more attention to the fight against Strep A infections. She will invest the prize money in monitoring the pathogenic bacteria.
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AI system helps recognize early stage of oesophageal cancer A new AI system can help endoscopists recognize oesophageal cancer early, according to a study by Amsterdam UMC and Eindhoven University of Technology. "The sooner you recognize oesophageal cancer, the better the outcome for the patient," says Jacques Bergman, professor of Endoscopy at Amsterdam UMC. "We are therefore very happy with this help from artificial intelligence."
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Mapping the landscape: Amsterdam UMC receives millions to lead European research into obesity Obesity is a growing health problem that disproportionately affects people and communities with a low socio-economic position in Europe. Thanks to a Horizon grant worth more than 10 million euros, Jeroen Lakerveld, epidemiologist at Amsterdam UMC, is now set to lead a European consortium in better identifying the causes of obesity and designing guidelines to tackle the problem.
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AI as a Care Co-Pilot It takes a village to raise a child and a whole team to treat a patient and, in the view of Folkert Asselbergs, Professor of Precision Medicine at Amsterdam UMC, adding AI to that team is a logical next step. However, in whose hands AI comes remains to be seen. Asselbergs spoke yesterday at an Amsterdam UMC symposium, together with John Halamka, President of the Mayo Clinic Platform and, together, their answer might be both: in the hands of patients and in the hands of medical professionals.
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How more efficient genomic surveillancing could benefit the whole planet Your every move being tracked by a series of cameras as you walk through the city. A sign, for George Orwell, of the ultimate dystopia. But surveillance can have massive benefits for public health, especially when you track genes. Yesterday, at the annual Joep Lange symposium, Simon de Jong, PhD candidate at Amsterdam UMC presented his research on how more efficient genomic surveillance could benefit the whole planet.
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