AI Home-based Ultrasound
The CUMIN study and implications for global healthcare, published in European Heart Journal Digital Health.
“The study’s findings have broader implications, especially for healthcare systems facing resource constraints. The feasibility demonstrated in detecting cardiac dysfunction through AI-POCUS, even with novice operators, suggests a scalable and cost-effective solution. This could potentially reshape the landscape of HF care, especially in regions where access to specialized cardiac facilities is limited.” Read more from Izabella Uchmanowicz, RN, PhD, FESC, FHFA
“The CUMIN Study elegantly provides a proof-of-concept for task-shifting in the realm of echocardiography for the assessment of left ventricular ejection fraction and left atrial volume index in low-and middle resource settings. Further studies would of course be required should more complex anatomical pathology be assessed.” – Prof Blanche J Cupido, MBChB (UCT), FCP(SA), Cert Cardio(SA), MPhil (UCT), FACC, FESC
