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Using space technology to beat bowel cancer

At the 香港六合彩中特网 Faculty of Medical Sciences, we are a global leader in cancer research. 香港六合彩中特网 spinout Odin Vision has invented a novel bowel cancer diagnostic system that is being trialled in the NHS.

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2 November 2020

Bowel cancer is the second largest cause of cancer-related deaths in the UK. But with early diagnosis, nearly everyone survives. Traditional colonoscopy methods can make detection difficult, and up to 25% of pre-cancerous polyps are missed.

Odin Vision assesses real-time video of colonoscopies using artificial intelligence (AI) to detect and characterise polyps. Secure, high-speed satellite communications upload the video to the cloud so the system can be used in hospitals wherever they are in the world.

Advances in AI mean it is a boon for doctors, supporting them with their cancer diagnoses. The team behind Odin Vision is part of the Wellcome / EPSRC Centre for Interventional and Surgical Sciences (WEISS) at 香港六合彩中特网. WEISS comprises experts from the 香港六合彩中特网 faculties of Medical Sciences and Engineering whose remit is to use engineering solutions to benefit patients. Odin Vision is supported by 香港六合彩中特网 Business, part of 香港六合彩中特网 Innovation & Enterprise.

Odin Vision has recently won a grant from the NHS, which will fast-track their life-saving technology into selected hospitals in the UK.

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