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Daily Record
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Daniel Morrow

Covid X-ray could replace PCR tests as Scots scientists develop tech with results 'in minutes'

Scots scientists have developed "groundbreaking" X-ray technology that can detect Covid infection in 'just a few minutes'.

Experts at the University of the West of Scotland (UWS) say that the “state of the art” technology scans patients before comparing the results with a database of 3,000 images that belong to people infected with the virus, health individuals and people with visual pneumonia.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) then analyses each of the images before making a diagnosis.

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