Singapore team invents new AI tool which could speed up diagnosis of heart disease

Associate Professor Eddie Ng Yin Kwee said that the diagnostic tool could lead to advancements in merging AI with medical solutions. - NTU SINGAPORE

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): A new tool has been invented by researchers in Singapore which could lead to faster diagnosis of heart disease.

Powered by artificial intelligence (AI), it uses electrocardiograms (ECGs) and had an accuracy rate of 98.5 percent. ECGs measure the electrical activity of heartbeats to detect heart abnormalities.

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