Facebook Wants To Use Machine Learning To Make MRIs Faster

Facebook believes they can use machine learning to speed up magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans. Computer scientists from the social networking site are working with New York University's medical school on the project. CNNMoney reports: NYU is providing an anonymous dataset of 10,000 MRI exams, a trove that will include as many as three million images of knees, brains and livers. Researchers will use the data to train an algorithm, using a method called deep learning, to recognize the arrangement of bones, muscles, ligaments, and other things that make up the human body. Building this knowledge into the software that powers an MRI machine will allow the AI to create a portion of the image, saving time. Making the tests faster would allow radiologists to perform a wider variety of tests.

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Make sure to read the fine print...

[olsmeister]

By using the Facebook MRI Scanning Technology, you agree that your MRI scan will be posted to your Timeline once the scan is complete. You also agree that Facebook may retain a copy of the scan for future use and we may share it with our business partners and affiliated companies for educational and marketing purposes. Or you can opt-out, and possibly die. Do you agree?

Re:What could possibly go wrong?

[JaredOfEuropa]

In any case I really wish FB would stay the f*ck away from MRIs or anything medical, really.