PHOTO: Echocardiograms will soon be available in Walgett thanks to artificial intelligence.
A world-first randomised controlled trial using artifical intelligence-guided technology to perform a heart ultrasound has been launched in the Walgett.
The trial will be run from the town’s Aboriginal Medical Service and rolled out by the Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute.
“We are very excited about this. One of the cornerstones of cardiovascular health is the ability to do an ultrasound test on the heart called an echocardiogram (ECHO) test, it shows us the heart valves and the cardio function,” Cardiologist and chief investigator, Professor Tom Marwick told the Western Plains App…