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IBM supercomputer can be used to diagnose diseases in Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan Materials 13 December 2013 19:50 (UTC +04:00)

Baku, Azerbaijan, Dec. 13

By Huseyn Valiyev - Trend:

IBM Watson supercomputer, for conducting medical diagnosis, can be applied in Azerbaijan's healthcare system, Business Development Specialist of IBM in Azerbaijan, Ismail Aliyev told Trend on Dec. 13.

"IBM Watson is successfully used as a diagnostic assistant in some U.S. hospitals. The supercomputer's computational capacities allow in a few seconds the analysis of 1.5 million patient records containing medical records and the results of patient surveys. This data reflects the experience of decades of cancer therapy and the supercomputer is able to provide medical evidence-based recommendations for the treatment of disease," Aliyev said.

IBM Watson is able not only to diagnose, but also to determine the optimal course of treatment.

The company's supercomputer can be useful in many areas, because it is capable of handling huge amounts of data and make decisions about what to do with this information.

Translated by E.A.

Edited by C.N.

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