AI used to predict chances of recovery from brain trauma

Chinese researchers and doctors have built an artificial intelligence model that uses medical imaging to help determine whether patients with severe brain damage might regain consciousness.

Severe brain injury can lead to disorders of consciousness, or DOC, which are characterized by changes in the level of awareness.

Some patients can recover from an acute brain injury, but others fall into chronic DOC, which is also known as a vegetative state. They cannot communicate or act consciously.