Vietnam offers many AI solutions to help doctors diagnose diseases

According to Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Bui The Duy, artificial intelligence is helping many fields develop more effectively, including in medicine, helping doctors diagnose diseases early and take advantage of experience from many cases.

The information was shared by him in his opening speech at the Vietnam - Korea Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Digital Transformation in Healthcare Cooperation and Partnership Forum 2023, hosted by the Vietnamese Ministry of Science and Technology and the Korean Ministry of Science and Information Technology, held in Hanoi on the morning of June 9. The forum aims to promote common development cooperation to exchange information and seek cooperation opportunities in the field of artificial intelligence and digital transformation in healthcare between Vietnam and Korea, as well as exhibit products and connect businesses of the two countries in this field.

According to Deputy Minister Duy, the development of big data has integrated great lessons from millions of experts and scientists, making research more convenient. Each expert will only have one brain to conduct a single research, but if there is support from AI, it will help integrate experience, accumulate cases, and treatment methods from many expert doctors from many countries around the world.

Deputy Minister Bui The Duy delivered the opening speech at the event on the morning of June 9. Photo: TTTT

He said that Vietnam and Korea have a cooperation framework to develop AI application systems. He expected the two countries to work towards the goal of responding to health challenges, and hoped that the discussions and sharing at the forum would create a premise for exchanging applications and cooperation to promote and improve health care for the people.

Mr. Park Yun Gyu, Vice Minister of Science and Information Technology of Korea, highly appreciated the cooperation with the Ministry of Science and Technology of Vietnam in pioneering the promotion of digital technology. He said that the Covid-19 pandemic has made the importance of digital transformation and digital technology clearly evident in the healthcare sector. Through the forum, Mr. Park hopes that the two countries can share the importance of digital transformation and applications that contribute to promoting the building of a future of public health.

Describing the event as a new look at the future of digital transformation, he said the Korean side will continue to promote investment in development, training experts and businesses in digital transformation in the healthcare sector. "We hope to promote bilateral cooperation with Vietnam in policy making, promoting initiatives and support so that Korean businesses can successfully participate in the Vietnamese market," said Mr. Park.

Mr. Park Yun Gyu speaks at the event. Photo: Duc Binh

At the forum, many AI development applications in healthcare were shared by speakers who are experts, scientists, and representatives of Korean and Vietnamese businesses in the healthcare sector.

Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Lan Hieu, Director of Hanoi Medical University Hospital, said that Telehealth remote consultation technology - a platform that helps gather digital diagnoses among many doctors and patients participating in consultations - has been applied in over 250 hospitals nationwide, with thousands of cases treated. According to Associate Professor Hieu, remote diagnosis and reading of results has created connections between each hospital, and with the deployment of a simple machine system, it has shown its benefits during the pandemic.

He shared that research and development of AI models are also applied in diabetes treatment. In particular, the KT PoC Progress method and the AI ​​Screening program have been tested on 2,000 patients. The use of AI will automatically guide the collection of parameters such as age, BMI, medical history, helping doctors screen and support the final results. Treatment results on some patients showed that the effectiveness of blood pressure management reached 7 - 8%, blood sugar 10% and reduced hospitalization rates and complications by up to 1.5 - 4.3 times thanks to the use of AI.

Director of the Vietnam National Cancer Institute, Tran Thi Thanh Huong, said that AI diagnostic support software and algorithms are also applied in the care and treatment of thyroid cancer. Accordingly, from the integrated data source of ultrasound images, fine needle pathology and surgical results, an AI model will be developed to support screening, determine whether patients need surgery or not, and predict tumor characteristics.

Deputy Minister Bui The Duy (second from right) and Deputy Minister Park Yun Gyu (right) visited the exhibition booth of AI technology and equipment in healthcare on the morning of June 9. Photo: Duc Binh

On the Korean side, Mr. Cho Kyeong Sik, representative of Lunit - an AI company "conquering cancer through artificial intelligence" - introduced an X-ray image analysis solution applied in breast cancer treatment. This is an AI mammography analysis solution that helps detect malignant tumors with up to 96% accuracy.

According to Mr. Cho, the solution applies deep learning technology to recognize images by reading more than 180,000 high-quality chest X-ray images, thereby detecting areas suspected of malignant lesions in the form of numerical values ​​to support diagnosis. In addition, this solution is also applied in detecting abnormalities of the chest area such as lung cancer, pneumonia, tuberculosis or pneumothorax.

Crescom representative, Mr. Lee Jae Jun shared the AI ​​solution that automatically measures the skeletal system, used for musculoskeletal imaging to analyze fast or slow growth rates, predicting whether children are at risk of early puberty or not. Accordingly, MediAI-BA (AI hybrid bone age analysis solution) will provide medical image analysis on bone segments using AI with detailed results. AI classifies the level of bone maturity in each region within about 6 seconds and provides analytical values, supporting specialist doctors during examination and diagnosis. Clinical results show that when using MediAI-BA, the AI ​​model has 2.5 times higher accuracy. The product is currently used in more than 250 hospitals in Korea.

Within the framework of the program, there will also be an exhibition of 20 booths displaying AI products and devices from Korean enterprises with many AI solutions in stroke care, detecting cerebral infarction lesions, skin recognition technology or smart nystagmus diagnosis... The forum will close tomorrow, June 10.

Nhu Quynh

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