Gangnam-gu Accelerates Diagnosis Speed of Lung Diseases with AI Medical Imaging Analysis Service

Cloud-Based with 95% Accuracy, X-Ray Analysis within 20 Seconds for Early Detection of Tuberculosis and Lung Cancer

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Gangnam-gu (District Mayor Jung Soon-gyun) has introduced a private cloud-based artificial intelligence (AI) medical imaging analysis service to improve the speed and accuracy of diagnosing lung diseases, and has been providing the service since the 30th of last month.

The medical imaging analysis service allows doctors at Gangnam-gu Public Health Center to effectively assist diagnoses by providing X-ray image reading results with 95% accuracy and within 20 seconds through a cloud-based AI engine. It is expected to help in the early detection of lung diseases such as tuberculosis, a legally designated infectious disease, as well as pneumothorax, nodules, and lung cancer.

To this end, the district signed a business agreement with the Korea Agency for Digital Opportunity and Promotion in March and introduced the medical imaging analysis solution through LG CNS, laying the foundation for the service.

The district will be the first local government nationwide to link the ‘The Gangnam’ app with the National Health Insurance Service’s health and medical big data to analyze individuals’ lifestyle habits and health checkup results, and provide AI-based personalized disease prediction services by the end of this year.

Yang Oh-seung, head of the Public Health Center, said, “Lung diseases have high incidence and mortality rates, so accurate diagnosis and prompt treatment are crucial,” adding, “As a leader in the Ontact era, starting with this AI medical imaging analysis, we will introduce public medical services that ensure the health and safety of Gangnam residents.”

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