New 'AI sensor' to detect brain injury

 London: After encouraging tests on animals, experts have said that a new brain sensor developed by them can continuously inform about brain injury and its condition on the bill of artificial intelligence.

Human trials are expected to begin soon as 'traumatic brain injury' (TBI) due to severe head injury or accidents is a leading cause of death and disability worldwide. This is why it is important to be constantly aware of the negative effects on the brain after this injury.

During treatment TBI requires careful consideration of the patient and the disease throughout the process. For this, several sensors are placed inside the skull to monitor the deterioration of the disease. We can also call them biomarkers in which intracranial pressure or oxygen deficiency can be increased.

Dr. Yubing Hu from the Department of Chemical Engineering at Imperial College London and colleagues have created an AI-powered brain sensor that can note four biomarkers at once. It uses machine learning and artificial intelligence to capture real-time data that helps doctors understand the state of the disease.

Another important thing is that its software can also predict malfunctions or improvements. It consists of a flexible silica optical fiber that maintains fluid in brain tissue. In this way temperature, oxygen, glucose and pressure etc. can be found inside the brain.

In the next step, it was tested on the brains of sheep that had suffered TBI. It also precisely defined different levels of TBI severity, an important development.

Despite all this, the destination of human trials is still a long way off.