Software developed with artificial intelligence technologies and used at a top hospital in Wuhan, Hubei province, has the ability to read computer tomography images almost as accurately as an experienced physician. The software - AlphaGo - can read a CT image and provide a result within five seconds. It is able to spot lung tumors with an accuracy rate of up to 90 percent, according to Xia Liming, director of radiology at Tongji Hospital in Wuhan, which developed the software with an information technology company. The software, which has a database containing more than 100,000 CT chest images, has been designed to perform logical analysis, which makes its interpretation of such images faster and more accurate than many physicians. Since it was introduced at the hospital in June, AlphaGo has become a useful aid for radiologists, according to Xia. "A doctor needs more than 10 minutes to read a CT lung image, but the software only needs five seconds," he said. "It can also identify tumors smaller than 3 millimeters, which are invisible to the naked eye." With the reference points provided by the software, the chances of misdiagnosis have been greatly reduced, he said. In July, Alihealth, the medical arm of internet giant Alibaba, released an artificial intelligence system designed to help improve diagnosis. The system, called Doctor You, can read CT lung images and highlight suspicious tumors for further inspection by physicians. The system is expected to be introduced to grassroots hospitals in more than 20 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities, according to the company. Alihealth will also cooperate with local governments, hospitals and colleges to develop AI tools that will help medical professionals diagnose 20 chronic and common ailments, including diabetes and ocular problems, the company added. custom wristbands uk24 wristbandspersonalized rubber braceletsmotivational bracelets for athletesrubber arm bands24 hour wristbands couponbracelet maker onlineprinted wristbands
China released regional rankings for its green development index on Tuesday, the first time the country has evaluated local performance based on environment-related indicators rather than speed of GDP growth.Analysts said the move will help the country achieve a more coordinated social, economic and environmental development.Beijing tops the overall green development rankings among 31 provinces and regions on the Chinese mainland, followed by Fujian, Zhejiang, Shanghai and Chongqing, according to results released by the National Bureau of Statistics. The Ningxia Hui, Tibet and Xinjiang Uygur autonomous regions round out the bottom three.The index covers seven major subindexes, including resource utilization, environmental governance, environmental quality, ecological protection, growth quality, green life and public satisfaction. Indicators such as total energy consumption, carbon emissions per unit of gross domestic product and total water consumption are included in the assessment system.The capital stands out in terms of environmental governance, quality of growth and green life, but it falls toward the bottom in terms of environmental quality.China has made more efforts to upgrade its growth model and improve its ecological system since 2013 and at the 19th CPC National Congress in October the leadership further called for attaching importance to the coordinated development of economic, social and environmental development and urged improvements to the country's economic and social development assessment system.The index will play an important role in improving the social and economic development assessment system and guide regions and departments to implement new development concepts and form better career performance concepts, said Ning Ji¬zhe, deputy head of the National Development and Reform Commission."Ecological civilization construction is a long-term, tough systemic project and annual appraisals (of green development) will be standard in the future," said Ning, who also is head of the bureau of statistics.The public satisfaction sub-index, based on surveys by the bureau, includes 14 indicators, such as natural environment and local pollution and environmental management, said Jin Yongjin, an economist at Renmin University of China.The public satisfaction survey has been conducted seriously and thoroughly in all areas, he said. "So the results are reliable and persuasive."The move to survey public satisfaction is "down-to-earth" and "supported by the public", said Li Xiaoxi, an economist at Beijing Normal University.He said the green development index "can reflect the overall development of protections for ecological systems in China's provinces and regions"."It is a powerful measure for China to accomplish its green development strategy and provides a valuable basis for officials at all levels, especially provincial-level officials, to implement a green development strategy and the 13th Five-Year Plan (2016-20)."Local authorities have started to map out their own assessment rules to implement the central government's new policy.In Hainan, for example, the provincial government has released a new development assessment method that no longer includes GDP, industrial output or fixed-asset investment growth in assessing the performance of 12 out of 19 cities and counties in the province. Meanwhile, failure to meet ecological and environmental protection standards will be equal to a veto in assessment of local development, according to the new rule.
