Last October, Kriba attended the MICCAI Meets Africa Workshop held in conjunction with MICCAI 2024, where we presented our work on non-invasive meningitis screening, and now, it’s officially published. This publication compiles groundbreaking research from the event and we’re honored to be part of it.
Our study focuses on Deep Learning-based Non-Invasive Infant Meningitis Screening using High-Resolution Ultrasound in Mozambique, Spain, and Morocco. Our device non-invasively scans the fontanelle region and measures the level of white blood cells in the cerebrospinal fluid right below, an established diagnostic marker of infection.
In Spain, 95% of lumbar punctures, the current standard of screening, are negative because meningitis is rare, but the real challenge lies in the difficulty of suspecting it, especially in infants, whose symptoms can be easily confused with other conditions. Neosonics® Newborn will help gauge the level of suspicion of meningitis to reduce the number of negative unnecessary lumbar punctures.
In low- and middle-income countries the lack of trained personnel, tools and laboratories makes accurate diagnosis very challenging, which leading to higher mortality and morbidity.
Beyond the impact of Neosonics® in screening and monitoring the patient response to treatment, the non-invasive device will help minimize the use of preventive antibiotic treatment, and the concerning growth of antimicrobial resistance.
We are grateful to all our clinical partners: Hospital La Paz (Madrid), Hospital Universitario Quirón Salud (Madrid), Hospital Quirón Salud San José (Madrid), Hospital Sant Joan de Déu (Barcelona), ISGlobal (Barcelona), Hospital General de Maputo, Centro de Investigação em Saúde de Manhiça (Mozambique) and Hôpital d’Enfants de Rabat Centro Hospitalario Universitario (CHU) Ibn Sina (Morocco).
This recognition is highly significant for us, and we want to thank all the support of all the Hospitals, patients and families, and Asociación Española de Meningitis (AEM).
We’re honored to have showcased our work at one of the world’s leading medical imaging forums, with a strong focus on AI.
Read the full article here: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-79103-1.
