Oxford University data visualisation spinout Zegami has written to the health ministers of ten countries asking them to provide X-ray images of lungs affected by Covid-19.
The images are needed to build an artificial intelligence (AI) that can help healthcare professionals identify cases of the disease. Zegami only has access to 226 X-rays of Covid-19 infected lungs but says it needs 10,000 to develop its software.
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The company is offering its services for free in the fight against the disease and says that its AI could be trained to help identify and differentiate Covid-19 cases from cases of pneumonia, as well as predict potential outcomes for Covid-19 patients.
Zegami CEO Roger Noble said: “The fight against Covid-19 is a global one so we have written to the health ministers of a number of countries asking if they can help us with the development of our new platform. As soon as we have enough X-rays it will be fully up and running and we hope ready to play a key role in supporting medical and technical professionals in their battle with this disease.”
