Animal diagnostics firm, Moichor, has launched its AI imaging device to obtain complete blood counts in cats and dogs. The device uses a database of more than 150,000 images of cells to identify CBC diagnostics. The launch comes after the company marketed its CBC technology for birds and reptile patients.
“Using this image-based approach is going to change what veterinarians can expect from a CBC,” said Shevy Karbasi, chief executive officer of Moichor. “We are making a pathologist-level analysis the standard for every sample submitted to us. And with cell morphology scanning and analysis, veterinarians will be able to catch disease processes with a CBC that might have gone undiscovered.”
Through AI, the device will continue to learn new cell types and build a large library of images. The technology could expand diagnostics which are available for pets, and potentially offer breed-specific tests.
"This is the forefront; it's where hematology is headed and we're leading the way on the veterinary front so that it's designed for veterinary use — not just adapted for it," said Kyle Webb, DVM, DACVP, director of pathology at Moichor. "As the AI continues to receive training data, not only will we be able to build models to pick up on very specific cell types or parasites, but we can also tell it how to synthesize that information," she said. "That could mean the algorithm picking out an inflammatory leukogram before a human has even laid eyes on it.
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