Computer Vision News - October 2020

3 Spotlight News 45 Lung cancer study aims to improve treatment efficiency through unique medical imaging framework Lung cancer is one of the most common cancer types, with thousands of new cases diagnosed daily. In most cases, treatment decisions are made based on the patient’s clinical history and visual information from CT and PET . These modalities are visual representations of the cancer which only offer partial information about the disease, and the only way to confirm these findings for sure is by comparing the scans to the actual cancerous tissue . A 4-year study carried out by researchers at the University of Strathclyde , in partnership with NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde , has developed a medical image processing framework to match up these different sources of information for the clinicians. More about AI in Pulmonology . Read More AI in Medical Imaging to Reach $1.5 Billion by 2024 This article is for those who think that the pandemic will only lead to market decrease. Well, according to a new report from Signify Research , an independent supplier of market intelligence and consultancy in healthcare tech, this is not true: they expect the world market for AI-based clinical applications for use in medical imaging to reach almost $1.5 billion by 2024 . The market growth is projected to accelerate as the pandemic subsides and customer confidence in AI-based clinical solutions increases, with a peak annual growth rate of 44% forecast for 2022 . If you want to take advantage of this trend, ask RSIP Vision to help you in all medical AI projects . Read More The rise of AI-enhanced skincare It seems that Skincare brands like Atolla, Proven and Yours depend entirely on artificial intelligence to offer customized acne treatments. AI and computer algorithms now extend into almost everywhere and it obviously was only a matter of time then before they reached the skin care. The people who started these companies are also from unexpected backgrounds: they aren’t beauty-industry veterans or celebrities, but engineers and tech- industry executives, prompting refinery29.com to wonder if the future of acne skincare is going to be determined by yet another algorithm. But skincare is not only treatment: it’s also detection with AI! Read More