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Alibaba’s AI targets liver disease

Company's model assesses medical screenings to find those in need of early diagnosis

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Alibaba's DAMO Academy has developed an artificial intelligence model that may help early detection of fatty liver disease — a condition prevalent in South Asia and often leads to chronic and debilitating illnesses, Saritha Rai reports in today's Tech In Depth. The model analyzes medical scans that are already performed for a variety of other reasons — from a trauma incident to a routine physical — to determine whether a patient is a candidate for the disease, she writes.

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