Doctors learning how AI can detect hydrocephalus, other diseases at Tampa conference [Video]

TAMPA, Fla. – Doctors from across the country gathered for a conference in downtown Tampa Friday to discuss how artificial intelligence (AI) could help them diagnose diseases, like hydrocephalus, faster.

Hydrocephalus is a neurological condition where fluid builds up in the brain. It can lead to developmental disabilities. Treatment is brain surgery to insert a shunt, or a tube that drains the fluid.

“I think AI is being applied to many things — especially in healthcare for different diseases — and definitely has significant potential in the diagnosis and treatment of hydrocephalus,” Johns Hopkins University radiologist Dr. Harrison Bai said.

Bai is one of the speakers at the Hydrocephalus Association (HA) CONNECT National Conference on Hydrocephalus. The event is July 25-27 at the Tampa Marriott Water Street.

“What AI can do is give us a better idea of, give more certainty to a diagnosis,” Bai said.

Normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) is common in …