Children are left out of medical AI; a new method could help
A new method could help extend medical AI models to children, as fewer than one in five marketed models have paediatric clearance. An international multicentre study examined adapting adult radiograph models to newborns through continual learning.
Who is affected and how
- doctor
- For neonatologists and paediatric radiologists, adult models are not validated for children.
- medtech company
- Paediatric clearance is an untapped market niche.
Sources
- Children Are Left Out of Medical AI. A New Method Could Help.harvard medical school · Oct 13, 2026
- Children Are Left Out of Medical AI. A New Method Could Help. | Harvard Medical Schoolhms.harvard.edu · Oct 13, 2026
- Repurposing adult AI radiograph models for neonatal care through continual learning: an international multicentre studynature.com · Oct 12, 2026
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