AI Guided Breath Test Could Speed COPD Diagnosis [Video]

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AI can help diagnose COPDThe AI needs a single CT scan taken as a person inhalesUntil now, COPD diagnosis has required two CT scans

MONDAY, Dec. 16, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Folks with difficulty breathing can learn if they have COPD from a new AI-guided lung test, a new study suggests.

The newly developed AI can accurately diagnose COPD using data from a single chest CT scan performed as a person inhales, researchers reported Dec. 12 in the journal Radiology: Cardiothoracic Imaging.

The AI also can tell how bad a person’s COPD has become from that scan, the researchers added.

Up to now, doctors have typically needed two CT scans to diagnose and judge COPD — one when a person has fully inhaled, and one when a person has exhaled.

“Our study shows that COPD diagnosis and staging is feasible with a single CT acquisition and relevant clinical data,” said researcher Kyle Hasenstab…