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HEALTH CARE
Applications of computer vision in healthcare
1. Tumor Detection

Computer vision and deep learning applications have proven

immensely helpful in the medical field, especially in the accurate
detection of brain tumors. Brain tumors spread quickly to other parts of
the brain and spinal cord if left untreated, making early detection
highly crucial to saving the patient’s life. Medical professionals can
use computer vision applications to make the detection process less
time-consuming and tedious.In healthcare, computer vision techniques
like Mask-R Convolutional Neural Networks (Mask R-CNN) can aid the
detection of brain tumors, thereby reducing the possibility of human
error to a considerable extent.

2. Medical Imaging

Computer vision has been used in various healthcare applications to

assist medical professionals in making better decisions regarding the
treatment of patients. Medical imaging or medical image analysis is
one such method that creates a visualization of particular organs and
tissues to enable a more accurate diagnosis.With medical image
analysis, it becomes easier for doctors and surgeons to glimpse the
patient’s internal organs to identify any issues or abnormalities. X-ray
radiography, ultrasound, MRI, endoscopy, etc., are a few of the
disciplines within medical imaging.

3. Health Monitoring
Computer vision and AI applications are being used increasingly by
medical professionals to monitor the health and fitness of their
patients. With these analyses, doctors and surgeons can make better
decisions in less time, even during emergencies.Computer vision
models can measure the amount of blood lost during surgeries to
determine whether the patient has reached a critical stage. Triton,
developed by Gauss Surgical, is one such application that effectively
monitors and estimates the amount of blood lost during surgery. It
helps surgeons to determine the amount of blood needed by the
patient during or after the surgery.
4. Medical Training

Computer vision is widely used not only for medical diagnosis but also
for medical skill training. At present, surgeons do not depend only on
the traditional manner of acquiring skills through actual practice in the
operation theatre. Instead, simulation-based surgical platforms have
emerged as an effective medium for training and assessing surgical
skills.With surgical simulation, trainees get the opportunity of working
on their surgical skills before entering the operation theatre. It allows
them to gain detailed feedback and assessment of their performance,
allowing them to better understand patient care and safety before
actually operating on them.Computer Vision can also be used to
assess the quality of the surgery by measuring the level of activity,
detecting hectic movement, and analyze time spent by people in
specific areas.

5. Combating Covid-19

The Covid-19 pandemic has posed a massive challenge to the field of

healthcare globally. With countries worldwide struggling with
combating the disease, computer vision can significantly contribute to
meeting this challenge.Due to the rapid technological advancements,
computer vision applications can aid in the diagnosis, control,
treatment, and prevention of Covid-19. Digital chest x-ray radiography
images, in combination with computer vision applications like COVID-
Net, can easily detect the disease in patients. The prototype
application, developed by Darwin A I, Canada, has shown results with
around 92.4% accuracy in covid diagnosis.Computer vision is used to
perform masked face detection, which is widely used to enforce and
monitor strategies preventing the spread of pandemic diseases.