AI Reads Pet X-rays... SKT Leads Innovation in Pet Medical Services

SKT Develops AI-Based Veterinary Imaging Diagnostic Support Solution with 5 Veterinary Colleges
Enables Prediction and Diagnosis of Pets' Diseases and Remote Medical Care through AI

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Hye-seon] SK Telecom (SKT) announced on the 8th that it has signed a business agreement with five national university veterinary colleges?Kangwon National University, Kyungpook National University, Gyeongsang National University, Jeonbuk National University, and Chungnam National University?to develop an artificial intelligence (AI)-based veterinary imaging diagnostic assistance solution.

The AI veterinary imaging diagnostic assistance solution is designed to help veterinarians diagnose more quickly and accurately by having AI analyze X-rays taken of companion animals at hospitals and then providing the analysis information to the veterinarians.

Through this collaboration, the five universities will provide SKT with veterinary imaging data, including X-ray diagnostic images and interpretation findings related to companion animals’ thoracic and musculoskeletal diseases.

SKT will collect, analyze, and train big data on disease diagnosis by body part of companion animals through its AI automation platform, ‘MetaRunner,’ to develop the AI-based veterinary imaging diagnostic assistance solution. In the future, it plans to link this with the ‘X Caliber’ platform to offer commercial services.

‘X Caliber,’ developed by SKT, is a cloud-based platform that allows veterinarians to receive AI-provided imaging diagnostic interpretation results anytime and anywhere via mobile devices or PCs connected to X-rays.

This enables medical staff to make faster decisions and improve work efficiency. Since no additional equipment purchase is required, it also allows for cost reduction.

SKT and the five national universities plan to further enhance the solution’s completeness by collaborating and verifying it with veterinarians in hospital settings. They also plan to jointly commercialize the service.

On the same day, SKT also signed a business agreement with SKY Animal Medical Group for the ‘AI-based veterinary imaging diagnostic assistance service and platform business.’ This agreement aims to conduct clinical trials and field tests to commercialize the AI-based veterinary imaging diagnostic assistance solution jointly developed with the national university veterinary colleges.

SKY Animal Medical Group operates a total of nine large animal hospitals nationwide and is a representative large animal hospital chain equipped with the latest medical devices such as animal MRI and CT.

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