Image analysis and artificial intelligence in infectious disease diagnostics.

Journal: Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
PMID: 32213317

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Microbiologists are valued for their time-honed skills in image analysis, including identification of pathogens and inflammatory context in Gram stains, ova and parasite preparations, blood smears and histopathologic slides. They also must classify colony growth on a variety of agar plates for triage and assessment. Recent advances in image analysis, in particular application of artificial intelligence (AI), have the potential to automate these processes and support more timely and accurate diagnoses.

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  • K P Smith
    Department of Pathology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, USA; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
  • J E Kirby
    Department of Pathology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, USA; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. Electronic address: jekirby@bidmc.harvard.edu.

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