Google says clinicians reviewed 25,000 chest X-rays with its TB-screening partner.
Google reported an update on October 23 about its Pretoria-based TB-screening partner. More than 90 clinicians had evaluated over 25,000 chest X-rays with its tool in roughly 40 facilities, Google said. The account describes use in South Africa, Sierra Leone, and Côte d'Ivoire. Google says expansion is underway in three other African countries. Clinicians make the final decisions, and suspected TB requires follow-up testing.
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Those figures come from Google. They do not independently show fewer deaths, more completed treatments, or better patient outcomes. Google says its partner has European medical-device certification. The partner is still pursuing WHO prequalification and a U.S. FDA pathway. Neither is an approval already obtained.
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