Enmore Hospital launches AI imaging to interpret medical images 

As the Guyana Government continues to build out a modern and digitally integrated health ecosystem that is supported by advanced technology, the Enmore Regional Hospital is utilising artificial intelligence (AI) to assist in the interpretation of medical images, x-rays, CT scans, and ultrasounds.
This was disclosed by Minister of Health Dr Frank Anthony during an event on Wednesday, where he spoke of the Government’s continued investment in developing a world-class healthcare sector.
“We have now added a system where images that are generated at Enmore, we can read them using this AI technology,” Dr Anthony disclosed. “When you put the image into this AI system, within 14 seconds, it would tell you whether it’s normal or whether it has a pathology. And if it has a pathology, it would be able to point out the area where that pathology exists. And then the doctor would be able to read the image.”
The software also has the ability to provide a preliminary diagnosis, he further noted. “Because we have trained the AI using multiple sets of data. And so, you would be able to get that, and that can then be verified by the radiologists.”
The Health Minister emphasised that this system will result in much efficiency in the operation of the imaging department, noting that “when the doctor got to prepare the report, they’ll take quite some time to do that. With this system, you can actually dictate what it is that you want. And then you press a button. And it would give you a very detailed report.”
“And depending on how detailed you would like to have it, they would be able to do that. If you see a pathology on the image, it would measure it automatically and give you all the dimensions of it. So, we are moving in that direction as well,” he added.
The Enmore Regional Hospital was one of six new health facilities that were recently commissioned across the country. The other hospitals are located at Diamond, Lima, Bath, Skeldon, and Number 75.
The hospitals are all equipped with advanced medical facilities, including CT scanners, digital x-ray systems, and mobile emergency devices; and they offer a full range of services from basic examinations and precision diagnosis to specialised treatment and emergency care.
Speaking during the opening of the Enmore Regional Hospital in July, President Dr Irfaan Ali spoke about the need to deploy advanced technology in healthcare. “Guyana will emerge as a regional leader in smart care health services through a bold and forward-thinking health agenda. The country is rapidly integrating digital technology into public health infrastructure. We’re ushering an era where data-driven decisions, telemedicine, electronic health records and AI-assisted diagnostics are no longer futuristic ideas but everyday realities,” he had posited.
Just a week ago, President Ali announced that Guyana is set to break new medical ground next year with the nation’s first robotic-assisted surgery. The breakthrough will see highly specialised surgeons based in the United States performing procedures in Guyana using advanced robotic technology.