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Source: Center for Diagnostics and Telemedicine of the Moscow Department of Health (DZM)
The use of artificial intelligence (AI) has significantly improved the processing of medical imaging results in Moscow: since 2020, radiologists have analyzed more than 13 million studies. According to Anastasia Rakova, Deputy Mayor of Moscow for Social Development, the integration of AI technologies has changed the process of detecting diseases.
“Today, disease diagnostics, including diagnostic radiology, largely depend on the use of artificial intelligence,” Rakova explained. The services introduced in 2020 played an important role in the analysis of medical images, and since 2023 they have been included in the CME tariff for mammography as a second opinion. “In addition, since May 2024, AI has been operating in an experimental mode to autonomously determine norms for fluorography and chest X-ray.” To date, AI has helped doctors analyze more than 13 million radiation studies, increasing the accuracy of diagnostics and making it more accessible to citizens.
AI-powered services have not only accelerated the processing of large volumes of data, but also increased the accuracy of diagnostics, especially in the early stages of diseases, making it more accessible to citizens. AI-powered diagnostic tools can detect signs of 38 different diseases, including lung and breast cancer, pneumonia, osteoporosis of the spine, and herniated discs. Moreover, comprehensive AI services can detect up to 12 pathologies on a single medical image.
“Integrated solutions based on artificial intelligence are very useful for radiologists,” says Yuri Vasiliev, senior consultant in radiology at the Moscow Department of Health, general director of the Center for Diagnostics and Telemedicine at the Moscow Department of Health. “These services allow radiologists to detect signs of several pathologies simultaneously in one image, which allows for early detection of diseases and timely monitoring of patients’ condition.”
The development of artificial intelligence services in Moscow is part of an ongoing experiment to introduce computer vision technologies into medicine, launched by the Moscow Department of Social Development together with the Center for Diagnostics and Telemedicine with the support of the city’s Department of Information Technology.
The use of digital technologies and artificial intelligence to improve the quality of life of city residents is in line with the goals of the national program “Digital Economy of the Russian Federation” and the capital’s regional project “Digital Public Administration”.
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