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<blockquote data-quote="Babagounj" data-source="post: 5145445" data-attributes="member: 12952">[URL unfurl=&quot;true&quot;]https://www.the-sun.com/health/4499563/covid-pcr-tests-replaced-x-rays-accurate/[/URL]The process uses X-ray technology to compare the scans to a database of close to 3,000 images belonging to patients with Covid-19, healthy people and others with viral pneumonia.An AI process then uses an algorithm to analyse visual imagery and make a diagnosis.In testing, this technique was found to be 98 per cent accurate.&quot;Covid-19 symptoms are not visible in x-rays during the early stages of infection, so it is important to note that the technology cannot fully replace PCR tests.&quot;&quot;However, it can still play an important role in curtailing the viruses spread especially when PCR tests are not readily available.&quot;&quot;It could prove to be crucial, and potentially life-saving, when diagnosing severe cases of the virus, helping determine what treatment may be required.&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Babagounj, post: 5145445, member: 12952"] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.the-sun.com/health/4499563/covid-pcr-tests-replaced-x-rays-accurate/[/URL] The process uses X-ray technology to compare the scans to a database of close to 3,000 images belonging to patients with Covid-19, healthy people and others with viral pneumonia. An AI process then uses an algorithm to analyse visual imagery and make a diagnosis. In testing, this technique was found to be 98 per cent accurate. "Covid-19 symptoms are not visible in x-rays during the early stages of infection, so it is important to note that the technology cannot fully replace PCR tests." "However, it can still play an important role in curtailing the viruses spread especially when PCR tests are not readily available." "It could prove to be crucial, and potentially life-saving, when diagnosing severe cases of the virus, helping determine what treatment may be required." [/QUOTE]

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