Technology has aided Emirati doctors in the battle against infections during the pandemic via telemedicine tools, alongside gadgets to spot and monitor positive patients. But after successfully tackling multiple covid waves, medical professionals in the country are directing sophisticated medtech resources towards diagnoses of other health conditions.

Among the most dreaded ailments that affect women in the Middle East, breast cancer remains a major cause for concern across the region. But the timely detection of this ailment can make a huge difference when it comes to diagnosis, and AI developed in Britain has landed in the Emirates to spot and eliminate breast cancer.

The smart assistant called Mia or 'mammography intelligent assessment', is designed for providing a second opinion to doctors rather than replacing them. In case observations by man and machine contradict each other, another medical practitioner is called in for additional insight.

British firm Kheiron Medical Tech has developed the computer vision by processing three million images of mammography scans through machine learning. This helps the digital assistant Mia in bringing accuracy to the table by addressing the shortcomings caused by human error.

Before this tool for added precision made its way to the Emirates, a lab in the country had been set up to use AI for spotting tumours, and to increase the chances of survival against breast cancer by 95%. Their technique is based on spotting abnormalities in X-ray images, via machine learning which has been empowered with data on 60,000 prior cases.

Having help from the smart scanning tool reduces pressure on clinicians, who can also spend more time on consultations with patients. The independent AI is being touted as a breakthrough for the UAE, where almost 40% of all tumours detected among women, are caused by breast cancer.

Apart from cancer, smart monitoring tools are also being used for simpler procedures like keeping track of a person's vital signs, by reading subtle vibrations that the heart and other organs create.