So, you are out and about and you find that perfect selfie moment? By snapping a quick selfie, facial recognition can be used to identify genetic diseases that you may have. This technology is currently known as dysmorphology and has a lot of theory to it. It requires a lifetime of medical data to use and very experienced medical specialists.
Dysmorphology is the study of features and their origins. A big challenge in identifying features is the specific terms with each indvidual.
What Software?
Software which utilizes facial recognition has been developed by FDNA. The software is called Face2Gene and it analyses images of a patient. It will then try to predict a diagnoses. The company is aiming to make an app which Doctors can take an image of a patient and receive a diagnosis for them. Further advancements in this type of technology could revolutionize the medicinal industry.
The FDNA aims to help healthcare providers find the answer to save more lives and improve people's quality of life. This can be achieved by using amazing technology such as facial recognition, learning, artificial intelligence (AI), clinicians, researchers and drug development companies.
Conclusion
FDNA hopes that the ability to diagnose genetic conditions will move forward to easily recognizable syndrome such as Autism. Deep learning and AI are slowly transforming the world of medicine.