Intel and Samsung detail AI-powered fetal ultrasound tools

The companies claim BioAssist and LaborAssist can deliver a better understanding of a patient's birthing progress by automatically taking metrics like fetal angle of progression during labor. According to the World Health Organization, about 295,000 women died during pregnancy and following childbirth in 2017. Research from the Perinatal Institute shows that tracking fetal growth can help prevent stillbirths, as it allows physicians to recognize growth restrictions. But there's little standardization around fetal measurement because doctors often disagree on where to start. Intel and Samsung Medison say BioAssist and LaborAssist perform measurements in as little as 85 microseconds, courtesy of Intel's machine learning toolkit OpenVino.