During the 2022 webinar “Cross-Continental Scale-Up of Digital X-rays and CAD,” Dr Luis Gomez Paciello, Pulmonologist and PhD candidate in Paraguay, presented the Prinose Project in Paraguay, which combines AI-powered CAD4TB screening with an electronic nose device for TB detection. The speaker explained, “Our objective is to evaluate the feasibility and utility of CAD4TB as a mass screening tool for TB in high-incidence settings.” The study, conducted across multiple prisons since 2021, is nearing completion and aims to validate AI-based tools for improving TB detection among incarcerated populations.
“The X-ray machine is very easy to use and does not require constant electrical connection, which is excellent because in prisons the conditions are very challenging.”
Dr Luis Gomez Paciello
