By scanning CT scans, this AI can predict who will die in the next 5 years

Deep learning AI could one day work as an early warning system to allow earlier medical intervention to patients. This AI will tell people when they're likely to die -- and that's a good thing. That's because scientists from the University of Adelaide in Australia have used deep learning technology to analyze the computerized tomography (CT) scans of patient organs, in what could one day serve as an early warning system to catch heart disease, cancer, and other diseases early so that intervention can take place. Using a dataset of historical CT scans, and excluding other predictive factors like age, the system developed by the team was able to predict whether patients would die within five years around 70 percent of the time. The work was described in an article published in the journal Scientific Reports.