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On average, someone in the US has a stroke every 40 seconds. They\u2019re the third leading cause of death in the country, killing more than 140,000 people and leaving hundreds of thousands more with long term disabilities that cost the healthcare system billions.<\/p>\n
One of the reasons why strokes are so deadly and debilitating is that they\u2019re hard to diagnose and time is of the essence.<\/p>\n
One startup backed to the tune of $2.5 million by former Google chief executive Eric Schmidt\u2019s investment firm Innovation Endeavors and Yahoo founder Jerry Yang\u2019s AME Ventures, thinks it has found a solution, harnessing the power of artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n
Viz<\/a>, a San Francisco-based startup launched by London-educated neurosurgeon Chris Mansi, is using artificial intelligence to more rapidly identify stroke victims in order to ensure treatment faster, potentially saving lives and millions of dollars in medical expenses.<\/p>\n Mansi, who had worked at Queens Square and Kings College Hospital in London, which houses the National Hospital of Neurology and Neurosurgery, had long believed that artificial intelligence could improve first responders\u2019 and\u00a0emergency room doctors\u2019 abilities to diagnose illnesses. That initial diagnosis could ensure faster treatment and potentially mean the difference between death, a lifetime with a disability, or a recovery.<\/p>\n While at Stanford pursuing an MBA, Mansi\u00a0met David Golan,\u00a0who had similar ideas. The two founded Viz and have been developing its technology ever since.<\/p>\n Viz uses machine learning to identify anomalies in brain scans that even physicians have a hard time spotting, Mansi says. There aren\u2019t that many highly trained neuroscientists in the world, and the artificial intelligence from Viz puts their knowledge at the fingertips of doctors anywhere, he said.<\/p>\n Viz chose to start with neurological conditions, in part because it\u2019s the field that Mansi knows best, and it\u2019s an instance where time does matter.<\/p>\n Every fifteen minutes that a stroke goes untreated means significant ramifications for a patient.\u00a0\u201cIt\u2019s the difference between walking rather than being in a nursing home,\u201d says Mansi.<\/p>\n That\u2019s a critical difference. Stroke patients cost the US healthcare system $74 billion in medicare payments. That\u2019s a hefty number for what is a treatable condition, if recognized in time. And there\u2019s the problem, according to Mansi.<\/p>\n Only three in every 100 patients are being treated properly for stroke. The conditions aren\u2019t diagnosed properly and victims aren\u2019t able to reach hospitals where proper care is available, he says.<\/p>\n The technology was persuasive enough to convince Innovation and AME to commit capital. \u201cWe\u2019ve been looking for really smart teams that have the right domain expertise abut what they\u2019re trying to do,\u201d says Dror Berman, a co-founder of Innovation Endeavors and a director on the Viz board. \u201cViz is a really big problem that no one else is solving, given how hard it is to look into brains scans and the very limited expertise of physicians.<\/p>\n Featured Image: Intel Free Press<\/a>\/Flickr<\/a> UNDER A CC BY-SA 2.0<\/a> LICENSE<\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"![\"\"](\"https:\/\/tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/05\/8569033761_c381f26836_o.jpg?w=680\")
On average, someone in the US has a stroke every 40 seconds. They’re the third leading cause of death in the country, killing more than 140,000 people and leaving hundreds of thousands more with long term disabilities that cost the healthcare system billions. One of the reasons why strokes are so deadly and debilitating is that they’re hard to diagnose and time is of the essence.… Read More<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/img><\/a>
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