XRAYSETU TO IDENTIFY COVID POSITIVE PATIENTS

Subject : Governance

Context :Recently, the Ministry of Science & Technology has unveiled a platform called ‘XraySetu’ to identify COVID positive patients.

Concept :

About XraySetu Platform

It is a new AI-driven platform which will facilitate early-COVID interventions over Whatsapp with the help of Chest X-ray interpretation.
It is developed by ARTPARK (AI & Robotics Technology Park) in collaboration with Bangalore based HealthTech startup Niramai and the Indian Institute of Science (IISc).
It provides an automated interpretation of Chest X-Rays to predict if a patient has any lung abnormality that indicates COVID-19 infection.
The platform can also detect 14 additional lung-related ailments, including tuberculosis and pneumonia, alongside others.

Significance of XraySetu Platform

It can work with low-resolution images sent via mobiles, is quick and easy to use, and can facilitate detection in rural areas.
It paves the way for exponential technologies like AI to leapfrog and provide cutting-edge healthcare technology to rural India in an extremely cost-effective manner.
It can further be used for both analog and digital X-rays and has been successfully piloted by more than 300 doctors in rural areas over the last 10 months.
It can enable cutting-edge AI-driven systems powering mobile PHCs, which can make healthcare more accessible even across rural India at a fraction of the cost.
It allows doctors in rural areas to plan early intervention for their patients by simply taking a picture of their X-ray and sending it over via Whatsapp.