#003 AlzEye, Deep Fakes and the Eye as a Window Into the Soul — Dr Siegfried Wagner (Moorfields Eye Hospital) - a podcast by Mustafa Sultan

What can 2 million retinal images and a machine-learning algorithm achieve? Early-detection of Alzheimers—at least that's what Dr Siegfried Wagner along with a team led by Dr Pearse Keane at the Moorfields Eye Hospital are working towards. 

We discuss the study at Moorfields, before going down a deep dive into how a relatively novel AI technique—Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs) can be used in Medicine. You may have seen a number of 'deep fakes' online, all made using GANs. But what legitimate uses do they have in Medicine and research? 

Mentioned Links

AlzEye Study: https://readingcentre.org/workstreams/artificial_intelligence_hub/alzeye/

Economist article on AlzEye: https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2019/12/18/a-system-based-on-ai-will-scan-the-retina-for-signs-of-alzheimers

Rotterdam Study: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaneurology/fullarticle/2685868

Biobank Study: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaneurology/fullarticle/2685869

Predicting age and sex from retinal fundus images: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41551-018-0195-0

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