This story is from July 16, 2021

AIIMS-Patna & IIIT-Bhagalpur sign MoU for research, use of AI

AIIMS-Patna & IIIT-Bhagalpur sign MoU for research, use of AI
PATNA: The All India Institute of Medical Sciences-Patna (AIIMS-P) will now collaborate with the Indian Institute of Information Technology-Bhagalpur (IIIT-B) to perform research and use artificial intelligence (AI) for giving a boost to the healthcare system. The institutes will also develop a new software for easy detection of diseases.
A memorandum of understanding in this regard was signed between the directors of the AIIMS-P and the IIIT-B, Dr P K Singh and Dr Arvind Choubey, on Thursday.
The superintendent of the AIIMS-P, Dr C M Singh, was also present on the occasion.
Dr Singh told this reporter that the use of AI for diagnosis of different diseases would give a boost to the healthcare system. “The two institutes will jointly develop a new software for measuring bone density and detecting gynaecological diseases as well as joint problems in no time,” he added.
The IIIT-B director claimed that the institute had come up with a software which could detect Covid infection in an individual without an RT-PCR test. “We have conducted trials on over a 1,000 samples and attained 97% success,” he said.
Choubey, however, stated that the software for Covid detection was being screened by the Indian Council of Medical Research at present.
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