A deep learning algorithm recognizes abnormal head CT scans with similar accuracy to highly-trained radiologists. The images show a head CT, highlighted on the right to show abnormalities identified by the algorithm, including subarachnoid haemorrhage (red), contusion (purple) and subdural haemorrhage (green). (Courtesy: Weicheng Kuo, Christian Häne, Pratik Mukherjee, Jitendra Malik and Esther Lim Yuh)
Head CT is used worldwide to assess neurological emergencies and detect acute brain haemorrhages. In
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