AuntMinnie: AI Detects TB on Photos of Chest X-Rays

23 January 2026

AuntMinnie news story

Researchers in Ethiopia have developed a new strategy for diagnosing TB in low-resource, high-incidence settings: Photographing film x-rays to create digital files and then feeding them to artificial intelligence (AI).

In a pilot study that included 498 such images, radiologists detected up to 99 cases indicative of TB, while an AI model detected 81 cases.

Previous studies have shown that AI models can improve the detection and diagnosis of TB on chest x-rays in areas where experienced radiologists are scarce.

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Source: AuntMinnie