Artificial
intelligence (AI) I is just getting started in healthcare, but the potential to
do good is simply tremendous, says Miikka Korja, Chief Innovation Officer at
HUS Helsinki University Hospital. With all the talent and expertise accumulated
in Helsinki, he believes that health-related AI could well be the next Nokia
for Finland.HUS Helsinki University
Hospital is a global forerunner in healthcare AI. The hospital started
looking into AI around 2015, studying neural networks within the human brain as
well as getting a handle on machine learning. HUS has a digital archive of over
20 million images – truly “Big Data” in the sense that high volumes really
provide AI with something to chew on.“As one of the biggest
hospitals in Europe, HUS produces and deals with lots of data – just looking at
imaging and monitoring activity, for example,” says Miikka Korja,
Chief Innovation Officer at HUS.For a trained radiologist,
it takes a long time to go over, in detail, images from patients’ brains –
while a trouble-shooting AI will cover vast numbers of images very effectively.
AI can be especially useful in pointing out those cases where there are no
problems visible in the images. The actual imaging analysis is still conducted
by a human professional. Data, AI and best
expertise to combat brain disease To push deeper into this
field at HUS, a development project AI Head Analysis under
the umbrella of the CleverHealth Network ecosystem was
launched in 2017. The goal of the development project is to improve
the treatment of brain diseases by developing diagnostic support tools
to help out doctors – and do it together with the corporate
world. “We want to develop
clinically significant image analytics based on artificial intelligence,” Korja
outlines the game plan.According
to Korja, the core idea of CleverHealth Network
ecosystem is that HUS’s doctors and nurses bring their clinical
excellence to the table, while Finnish and international technology
companies bring various software and hardware expertise, as well as
marketing and business expertise.AI having massive
potential in healthcareCurrently, Korja splits his
time working at the Department of Neurosurgery at HUS as a cerebrovascular
neurosurgeon and HUS Chief Innovation Officer.“The potential of AI is so
massive, it’s going to totally turn healthcare upside down,” Korja says.With all the talent and
expertise accumulated in Helsinki, Korja believes that health-related AI could
well be the next Nokia for Finland.Miikka Korja will be
speaking about AI in healthcare at Radical Health Festival
Helsinki in June 2023.This Press Release
is based on the article by Health Capital Helsinki, first published
at https://healthcapitalhelsinki.fi/ai-in-healthcare/
Radical
Health Festival Helsinki: June 12-14, 2023 at Helsinki Expo and Convention
Centre (Messukeskus) https://www.radicalhealthfest.com | #radicalhealthfestival
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