Portable X-ray machines 'a huge breakthrough' for northern Sask.

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\u0022I think what we\u0027re doing here is going to herald in a new way of practicing medicine in Canada,\u0022 said Dr. Deepak Kaura.

Pelican Narrows, along with two other Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation communities — Deschambault Lake and Southend — are the first communities in Canada to get ultra-portable X-ray machines through a partnership with Synthesis Health.

Dr. Deepak Kaura, a Calgary-based radiologist and the chief medical officer for Synthesis Health, said the company has been developing an artificial intelligence program for chest X-rays since 2018. It was approved by Health Canada in 2020. “Our staff are very excited,” St. Denis said. “They were very receptive of the X-ray machines. They got right in, rolled up their sleeves and just started using them.”Article content

 

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