Maastricht takes lead in European AI applications in healthcare

Maastricht UMC+ and Maastricht University have been appointed to coordinate the introduction of artificial intelligence in European healthcare. Their work focuses on improved medical imaging, secure cross-border data exchange and the creation of guidelines for responsible use of AI.

Maastricht UMC+ and Maastricht University have been designated as chief coordinating center for the application of artificial intelligence in European healthcare. This happens within the new EU program Compass-AI, which focuses on medical applications because they can quickly deliver tangible improvements.

Maastricht researchers already developed AI methods that improve the detection and assessment of lung and breast cancer tumors, especially in medical imaging. AI can analyze irregular tumors more accurately than the human eye, but needs large shared datasets to do so. The EU wants to make this possible through the European Health Data Space.

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