I am unclear as to how these poor Topcon images would help screen for stroke
Unless they are referring to H. Plaque, Occlusions, etc and the usual signs
that would send a patient for a Carotid angiogram.
Fake news or bad science?
Denice Barsness, CRA, COMT, CDOS, FOPS
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Interesting article at link below. Article says images are scans, but the notch
says otherwise.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2018/02/19/google-used-artificial-intelligence-to-predict-heart-attacks-with-the-human-eye/?utm_term=.27acdee9d2c2<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fnews%2Fthe-switch%2Fwp%2F2018%2F02%2F19%2Fgoogle-used-artificial-intelligence-to-predict-heart-attacks-with-the-human-eye%2F%3Futm_term%3D.27acdee9d2c2&data=02%7C01%7Cbarsned%40sutterhealth.org%7C237d2f1935ba46f2cc4d08d578b9d510%7Caef453eadaa243e0be62818066e9ff63%7C0%7C0%7C636547661901797261&sdata=i1fWfksoNwte6wtgWc9U%2BHBQvewqDApiohRH7p0BCmQ%3D&reserved=0>
Anyone out there participating is such studies?
Richard Press posted about a similar project re diabetes last march.
ALSO - Is Google a sustaining member of OPS?
john michael coppinger
jmc eye photo
