[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":397},["ShallowReactive",2],{"slug-digital-health-and-technology":3},{"post":4,"relatedPosts":183,"relatedBooks":312},{"id":5,"date":6,"date_gmt":7,"guid":8,"modified":10,"modified_gmt":11,"slug":12,"status":13,"type":14,"link":15,"title":16,"content":18,"excerpt":21,"author":23,"featured_media":24,"comment_status":25,"ping_status":25,"sticky":26,"template":27,"format":28,"meta":29,"categories":30,"tags":36,"project_category":45,"contact_email_category":50,"yst_prominent_words":51,"class_list":62,"better_featured_image":86,"acf":119,"yoast_meta":127,"_links":130},38535,"2022-02-10T10:00:00","2022-02-10T09:00:00",{"rendered":9},"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F?post_id=38535&_wpnonce=22b23d0d89&status=auto-draft&type=post","2022-02-10T09:45:12","2022-02-10T08:45:12","digital-health-and-technology","publish","post","https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fdigital-health-and-technology",{"rendered":17},"Why Using Technology Means Progress In Healthcare",{"rendered":19,"protected":20},"\n\u003Cp>Those of you who follow The Medical Futurist channels closely know how much we support digital health technology. It is not without a reason – and it’s not the technology itself, but the fact that digital health technologies add to the advancement of medicine altogether. They directly contribute to the innovation in medicine, and hence, the wellbeing of patients. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Technological progress has helped humanity eradicate diseases, fight poverty and starvation, and, more recently, it is helping us to cope with a deadly pandemic. At The Medical Futurist, we envision a future where doctors and patients work together on an equal level for better health, using technology as a platform to elevate the quality of care.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In order to bring \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Four-vision\">our vision\u003C\u002Fa> to make it a reality today, we need to disseminate this idea widely, and from time to time we need to revisit where we stand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>This article serves this very purpose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Chr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\u002F>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Changing landscape in medicine\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Since the dawn of modern medicine, technology has played a role in healing and treating people. So much so that it has become increasingly difficult for doctors to help someone without using digital health tools. Some more than others, but today there are certain medical professions that have become specifically device-dependent – for example \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fthe-technological-future-of-surgery\" target=\"_blank\">surgery\u003C\u002Fa> or \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fthe-amazing-future-of-dentistry-and-oral-health\" target=\"_blank\">dentistry\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>With the appearance of the first personal computers over 30 years ago, and, even more significantly, of the first smartphone, the walls of the ivory tower of medicine started shaking. In the decades since, the role of patients and the position of the doctor, and thereby the 2000 years old status quo in healthcare has changed. Patients started to rely more on the internet, finding studies, articles about healthcare issues or peer support – and doctors ceased to be the keyholders to the tower. Instead, their role is changing to become a supportive guide in an equal-level partnership.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Such technological transitions have taken place in healthcare before, but these could never lead to a meaningful and cultural transformation of the status quo. I summed up the most important milestones \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fmilestones-of-digital-health-infographic-about-its-timeline\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">in an infographic\u003C\u002Fa>, showing how technological innovation has led to this new era in medicine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"893\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F03\u002F0208_digital_health_timeline-03-768x893.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33639\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F03\u002F0208_digital_health_timeline-03-768x893.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F03\u002F0208_digital_health_timeline-03-1322x1536.png 1322w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F03\u002F0208_digital_health_timeline-03-1762x2048.png 1762w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F03\u002F0208_digital_health_timeline-03.png 929w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Digital health makes patients the point-of-care\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>This is an overwhelmingly speedy process for all participants, and that’s exactly why people still don’t really know how to share data with their doctors or medical professionals. Instead, they feel lost in this jungle of information pouring towards them. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>COVID-19 has elevated all these trends to the next level. All at once, millions started using \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fcovid-19-was-needed-for-telemedicine-to-finally-go-mainstream\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">telemedical and remote care services\u003C\u002Fa>; and hospitals or clinics did not shy away from using the latest technologies in care, from disinfecting robots to delivery drones. Some institutions even \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fa-first-hand-experience-about-switching-to-telemedicine-during-covid-19\" target=\"_blank\">set the base for the cultural transformation\u003C\u002Fa> by preparing staff and themselves to facilitate these changes with practical support. \u003Cstrong>\u003Cem>This is the key to digital health\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fstrong>. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n\u003Ciframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Digital Health is a Cultural Transformation - The Medical Futurist\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fembed\u002FuGZGkW-lXwQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen>\u003C\u002Fiframe>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>All technological innovations need a changing mindset to make them work: a cultural change, and that’s exactly what we, at The Medical Futurist are working on. With \u003Cstrong>\u003Cem>no agenda other than scientific progress itself\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fstrong>, we aim to facilitate the technological transformation of healthcare and this cultural paradigm shift, wherein disruptive technologies providing digital data are accessible to both caregivers and patients.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Such technologies can make the patients become the point of care and, equipped with all the data and information, a valuable new member of the medical team.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch4 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>This is the purpose of all our channels – and this will be the goal of \u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Cbr>\u003Cstrong>The Digital Health Course by The Medical Futurist.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh4>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"446\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F02\u002FTMF-Digital-health-course-768x446.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38539\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F02\u002FTMF-Digital-health-course-768x446.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F02\u002FTMF-Digital-health-course-1536x891.png 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F02\u002FTMF-Digital-health-course-2048x1188.png 2048w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F02\u002FTMF-Digital-health-course.png 1862w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Sharing knowledge: The Digital Health Course\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In a matter of weeks, The Medical Futurist team will be showcasing a new undertaking we’ve been working on for months now. Culminating all there’s to know about digital health, the course, available worldwide as of March 2022, collects all there’s to know about the digitisation of care and how technological innovation has led to this new era of medicine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The course will outline all there is to know about digital health and lead participants towards a hands-on learning experience towards not only the \u003Cstrong>understanding of the basics of digital health\u003C\u002Fstrong> but also to learn skills like \u003Cstrong>forecasting\u003C\u002Fstrong> and how to use it in everyday life, how to understand and even influence \u003Cstrong>digital health trends\u003C\u002Fstrong>. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>We also have a chapter on \u003Cstrong>doing business in medicine\u003C\u002Fstrong>,\u003Cstrong> \u003C\u002Fstrong>bringing both good and bad examples to the table and teaching participants the basics of forecasting. This will be the tool for participants to really become better at seeing into the future. Follow us for more information on this course!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Chr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\u002F>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Where will healthcare evolve?\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Where this change will take us is the next level of medicine. It will be another paradigm shift that I expect humankind to get to in a matter of 20-30 years. It will be a similar transformation, but its focus will be the role and place of automation. In the meantime, the technological transformation will not only become an auxiliary tool but also a driving force towards a new model in medicine.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Fasten your seatbelts.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\">\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Ctable style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; background-color: #eee; border-top: 4px solid #444;\" cellpadding=\"10px\">\n\u003Ctbody>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd style=\"width: 100%;\">\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>At The Medical Futurist, we are building a community for making a bold vision about the future of healthcare reality today.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ciframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fembed\u002FFIbMejImnxs\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\">\u003C\u002Fiframe>\n\u003Cp>If you’d like to support this mission, we invite you to \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.patreon.com\u002Fthemedicalfuturist\">join The Medical Futurist Patreon Community\u003C\u002Fa>. A community of empowered patients, future-oriented healthcare professionals, concerned health policymakers, sensible health tech developers, and enthusiastic medical students. If there were ever a time to join us, it is now. Every contribution, however big or small, powers our research and sustains our future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.patreon.com\u002Fthemedicalfuturist\">\u003Cstrong style=\"background-color: #e71d3299; color: #000;\">Click here to support The Medical Futurist from as little as $3\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fa> – it only takes a minute. Thank you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003C\u002Ftbody>\n\u003C\u002Ftable>\n\u003Cp> \u003C\u002Fp>\n",false,{"rendered":22,"protected":20},"\u003Cp>Those of you who follow The Medical Futurist channels closely know how much we support digital health technology. 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As the importance of A.I. grows in modern medicine, there’s a huge need for data (\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fdata-annotation\u002F\">as well as data annotation\u003C\u002Fa>) – the latter being one of the most important aspects of the work in building an algorithm. In healthcare, collecting data means utilising existing databases and using images, radiology results, samples, CT or MR scans, patient records and more. The more data you feed the system, the better the results can become. \u003C\u002Fh4>\n\n\n\n\u003Chr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\u002F>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Artificial intelligence has earned its place \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F7-things-you-can-expect-from-a-i-in-healthcare\u002F\">in multiple fields of medicine\u003C\u002Fa>, from recognising patterns, supporting diagnoses and setting up treatment pathways to optimising healthcare logistics. Smart algorithms can sift through large volumes of data no man can, deriving clear-cut trends from such analyses. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>It’s easy to guess that this data includes your own health-related data: EMRs, smartwatches, genetic reports, wearables and so on are all means to feed the A.I. with datasets.\u003Cstrong> But what if we would never be able to obtain enough data to contribute to the progress of A.I. in healthcare?\u003C\u002Fstrong> \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>What if privacy concerns don’t allow hospitals to share medical records with companies?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>That’s when synthetic data comes in.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\">\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Is synthetic data fake?\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>It is fake but it’s based on real-life data. Moreover, it’s possible to use methods that ensure that synthetic data very much resembles the real one. One of these methods is called generative adversarial network (GAN).\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Let’s imagine there’s a painter who wants to create better and better copies of Picasso’s paintings to sell them as real ones. On the other end, there’s a policeman who wants to catch him by spotting these fake Picasso paintings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>By painting more and more of the fake ones, the painter is getting gradually better and better at creating fakes. At the same time, while going after him, the detective is also getting better at recognising those works of art that are replicas. They both keep trying to beat each other and, after many iterations, the painter creates images indistinguishable from a real Picasso. This was the goal of the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FGenerative_adversarial_network\">whole experiment\u003C\u002Fa> with machine learning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>And this is exactly how A.I. can create synthetic photos of birthmarks (or in fact anything else) to ensure the algorithm’s development – in the case of birthmarks, to be able to better detect melanoma or other skin issues. Based on existing data, the algorithm attempts to generate data that is somewhat different from the original, but not so much as to lead to a false result. So it \u003Cem>IS\u003C\u002Fem> fake – but it isn’t.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>As \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nature.com\u002Farticles\u002Fs41551-021-00751-8?utm_source=pocket_mylist\">this study clearly states\u003C\u002Fa>, “\u003Cem>synthetic data can be created from perturbations using accurate forward models (that is, models that simulate outcomes given specific inputs), physical simulations or A.I.-driven generative models.\u003C\u002Fem>”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F11\u002F1018_TMF_AI_kiajanlo_003-768x432.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25289\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F11\u002F1018_TMF_AI_kiajanlo_003-768x432.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F11\u002F1018_TMF_AI_kiajanlo_003-370x208.png 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F11\u002F1018_TMF_AI_kiajanlo_003-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F11\u002F1018_TMF_AI_kiajanlo_003-512x288.png 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F11\u002F1018_TMF_AI_kiajanlo_003.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why is data important in healthcare A.I.?\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The biggest obstacle to A.I. is the inadequacy of the available data. Without patient data, there is no A.I. in healthcare. On one hand, the amount of data needed for effective algorithms in healthcare is crucial as a huge amount of data is needed to feed the algorithms. On the other hand, data needs to be annotated, drawing lines around tumours, pinpointing cells or designating ECG rhythm strips – that’s why the altruistic role of \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fdata-annotation\u002F\">data annotators\u003C\u002Fa> is so important.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Above all that, privacy concerns limit the amount of available data in medicine. Working with sensitive patient data is a tricky issue. It seems we cannot keep our privacy intact AND also benefit from A.I.’s advantages in our care. We saw in many cases how sensitive information can get leaked \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.securitymagazine.com\u002Farticles\u002F96399-over-800-million-medical-records-exposed-in-data-breach\">even unintentionally\u003C\u002Fa> – and we are not even talking about hacking or privacy, just a poorly protected database. New methods like \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Ffederated-learning-can-protect-patients-data-in-hospitals\">federated learning\u003C\u002Fa> might make it possible to do this without breaching patients’ privacy, but its scope is limited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>That is where synthetic data could be of help. It can fill in the missing data, making it possible to produce entirely fabricated patient datasets that are just as useful for training A.I. as the real thing, while keeping patient data protected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Privacy, quality and bias\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>With the use of such trained datasets, even the\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fa-i-bias-in-healthcare\"> existing bias\u003C\u002Fa> could be overruled in A.I. programming. There’s an ongoing issue in A.I.-based programming due to the limited access to data focusing on race, skin colour and other matters. An MIT Media Lab \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fgendershades.org\u002F\">study found\u003C\u002Fa> that facial-recognition systems from companies like IBM and Microsoft were 11-19 percent more accurate on lighter-skinned individuals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Synthetic data could help overcome this challenge as the training could focus on such variables, making use of real-world environments. Using the above-mentioned example, how to diagnose melanoma on dark skin toned patients – as often \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.vice.com\u002Fen\u002Farticle\u002Fm7evmy\u002Fgoogles-new-dermatology-app-wasnt-designed-for-people-with-darker-skin\">previous algorithms have failed to be able to do so\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F09\u002F10-21-2018-Digitalist_Q1_AI-Bias_F-768x240.jpg\" alt=\"A.I. Bias\" class=\"wp-image-24879\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F09\u002F10-21-2018-Digitalist_Q1_AI-Bias_F-768x240.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F09\u002F10-21-2018-Digitalist_Q1_AI-Bias_F-1536x480.jpg 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F09\u002F10-21-2018-Digitalist_Q1_AI-Bias_F-512x160.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F09\u002F10-21-2018-Digitalist_Q1_AI-Bias_F.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption>Source: www.geneticliteracyproject.org\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hands-on use\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Synthetic data already has a number of practical use cases. A group of researchers in Michigan have developed a computer vision model to help improve pathologist decision support to more accurately diagnose brain tumours. Their challenge was that if they wanted to use brain scans from other institutions, the algorithm’s efficiency dropped as it could not compare the different types of scans. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>By using synthetic data trained on much larger datasets, their algorithm was “\u003Cem>better able to learn what to look for in our pathology images\u003C\u002Fem>” – Dr. Todd Hollon, neurosurgeon and principal investigator of the machine learning in neurosurgery laboratory at Michigan Medicine \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.healthcareitnews.com\u002Fnews\u002Fsynthetic-data-boosts-accuracy-and-speed-brain-tumor-surgery-cds\">explained\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Chr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\u002F>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Synthetic data might not be the holy grail for solving all the issues healthcare A.I. programming poses. (\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftechmonitor.ai\u002Ftechnology\u002Fai-and-automation\u002Fsynthetic-data-may-not-be-ais-privacy-silver-bullet\">\u003Cstrong>Some even claim\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cstrong> it can not effectively add to the privacy issues raised). However, it can provide a wider scope for research and, in principle, add to the protection of privacy in medical data. \u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh4>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\">\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Ctable style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; background-color: #eee; border-top: 4px solid #444;\" cellpadding=\"10px\">\n\u003Ctbody>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd style=\"width: 100%;\">\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>At The Medical Futurist, we are building a community for making a bold vision about the future of healthcare reality today.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ciframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fembed\u002FFIbMejImnxs\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\">\u003C\u002Fiframe>\n\u003Cp>If you’d like to support this mission, we invite you to \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.patreon.com\u002Fthemedicalfuturist\">join The Medical Futurist Patreon Community\u003C\u002Fa>. 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