AI-based radiology may address the shortage of radiologists in India

According to a report from Apollo Hospitals, there are only about 10,000 trained radiologists for the current population of India, and AI-based radiology reporting could be a saviour to address the shortage of radiologists. Synapsica, an AI-based radiology reporting start-up, has been using AI-powered technology that automates several aspects of radiology workflow, improves the quality of reports, and increases transparency between patients and doctors. Meenakshi Singh, Co-Founder and CEO of Synapsica, saw the effect of the shortage of radiologists in her hometown in UP and decided to use her AI chops to find a faster and more efficient method to reduce the workload of doctors and radiologists, to help patients get their diagnoses sooner. How is AI used in radiology workflow? Explaining how AI is used in radiology workflow, Meenakshi said, "Once a patient scan is taken, and the information reaches our secure cloud server, the AI engine automatically creates biomarkers of pathologies that are shared with the reporting radiologist in a viewer that presents the patient's scan. A layer of NLP on top of AI-generated bio-markers also pre-fills radiology reports with relevant clinical findings that can be edited by the radiologist, saving typing time. The AI engine also generates reporting instructions that automate tasks normally performed by back-office support personnel."