[Cidrz] Final Poster

[Gari Clifford]

Hi Leo,

looks great apart from the last box - the grammar is a little mixed up I
think.
You have written:

"Once a large database of cervical images *has *accumulated that are linked
to both diagnoses that *have *been QA'd and clinical outcomes, it is *likely
possible* to come up with artificial intelligence tools that can classify
images of indeterminate cervical lesions, further reducing the need for
specialist support."

I would use

"Once a large database of cervical images with associated clinical outcomes
and other pertinent medical data has accumulated and been QA'd, it is likely
that artificial intelligence tools can be used to classify images of
indeterminate cervical lesions and provide real-time QA, further reducing
the need for specialist support."

Also, the next sentence doesn't make sense: "Although this software
application was initially developed to facilitate cervical cancer screening,
this software application can be used for longitudinal care of patients who
live in remote areas, especially if visual inspection is crucial in their
clinical monitoring, such as in dermatology and wound care."

First - I would change "this software" to "our software" to make it clear
that you are talking about the existing software rather than the AI
classifier you refer to in the preceding sentence.
Then, it still reads a little oddly. How about:

"Although initially developed to facilitate cervical cancer screening, our
software application has a general applicability for the longitudinal care
of patients who live in remote areas, particularly for medical problems
where visual inspection is crucial for a patient's ongoing clinical
evaluation, such as for skin cancer, dermatology and wound care."

-G

2008/5/4 Leo Anthony Celi <leoanthonyceli at yahoo.com>:

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