Nepal, Dec. 11 -- The Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital (TUTH), Maharajgunj, has begun trialling the artificial intelligence tool "ChestGuru" in its emergency chest X-ray system with the aim to improve diagnosis and care.

Doctors at the hospital said that the home-grown AI tool can detect 14 different ailments, including tuberculosis and pneumonia, at once through a single chest X-ray.

"This AI tool is helping doctors diagnose problems more easily. Even junior doctors can make accurate diagnoses without help from their seniors, who may not be available all the time," Dr Ghanashyam Gurung, professor of radiology at TUTH, told the Post.

The AI system was developed by Nepali health-tech company 'Second Eye', initiated by engineering ...