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OCEANOLOGY INTERNATIONAL 2020 – Machine learning improves underwater visibility in real time

Fraunhofer IGD is developing special image processing methods based on artificial intelligence to instantly improve visibility under water. (Rostock/London) New AI-supported image enhancement by Fraunhofer IGD processes underwater video in real time, making underwater activities faster and more effective. Underwater technology providers can license the solution for embedded systems in smart cameras or on underwater… Read More »

What is the ‘Iron Lung’ machine used for?

Polio survivor uses one of only three ‘iron lungs’ still in use 82-year-old polio survivor Mona Randolph uses one of only three “iron lungs” known to still be in use in the U.S. The iron lung, which was invented in 1920s, was often used on polio patients who were unable to breathe after the virus… Read More »

Northwestern Medicine piloting machine learning for heart disease

Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute at Northwestern Medicine announced this week that it has been doing new artificial intelligence work in an effort to improve the efficacy and accuracy of its cardiac screening. Clinicians there are using a cardiac monitoring platform from Eko, studying how its AI-enabled digital stethoscopes can interpret heart sounds to help screen for… Read More »