Photo: CT scans of lungs show areas of concern highlighted in red by new AI models developed by Waterloo Engineering researchers.

Screening for COVID-19 with AI

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Open-source project takes next step with release of new models, largest datasets of CT scans.

Researchers at Waterloo Engineering have taken another step forward in their open-source COVID-19 project with the release of new datasets and artificial intelligence (AI) models that were built using them.

Launched in March, the initiative involves the use of deep-learning AI software to screen chest x-rays and CT scans for evidence of infection and degree of disease progression….

https://uwaterloo.ca/news/engineering-research/screening-covid-19-ai

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