Roundup: RapidAI hastens stroke treatment at NUH and more briefs

NUH adopts AI triage tool to treat stroke faster

The National University Hospital in Singapore has been using an AI-powered triage tool to quickly identify stroke patients in need of endovascular treatment.

The hospital, which sees more than 1,000 ischaemic stroke patients each year, has set a target of getting at least half of those patients to receive appropriate treatment within an hour of arriving. 

To meet its target, NUH adopted RapidAI, which processes brain CT scans in less than …