Researchers Develop AI-Augmented App for Anemia Monitoring
TEHRAN (ANA)- Researchers have developed an AI-augmented smartphone app capable of noninvasively estimating blood hemoglobin levels and screening for anemia based on photos of users' fingernails.
The app demonstrated high accuracy when compared to self-reported complete blood count results from 9,061 users. Over 1.4 million uses of the app also enabled the creation of a real-time anemia prevalence map across the United States, the study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) noted.
Researchers said the noninvasive and easily accessible nature of the tool makes it a promising solution for large-scale anemia screening and monitoring, particularly in low-resource settings.
They also highlighted the app's potential for personalized health tracking, allowing individuals with anemia to monitor their own hemoglobin levels over time.
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