Identify Rare Diseases with a Selfie

January 9, 2017

NVIDIA 

“One in 10 people suffer from a rare disease. Many of these are life-threatening, and often extremely difficult to diagnose. These patients and their families suffer a great burden while trying to find answers to their symptoms, averaging seven years and seven doctors. FDNA helps healthcare providers find answers faster in hopes of saving lives and improving patient quality of life. FDNA accomplishes this through using the best technology in the world — based on a combination of facial analysis, deep learning, and artificial intelligence and partnering with clinicians, researchers, labs, and ultimately with drug development companies that share our goal.”

The NVIDIA Technical Blog discusses a novel application of AI technology that uses facial recognition to help identify rare diseases from a simple selfie. This cutting-edge decision support tool analyzes facial features to detect subtle patterns associated with various genetic conditions. By leveraging deep learning algorithms and large datasets, this AI-driven solution offers healthcare professionals a quick and non-invasive method for early diagnosis of rare diseases. The article highlights the development process, the collaboration with leading medical institutes, and the potential impact on improving patient care and outcomes through more accurate and timely diagnoses.