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Retinal AI Predicts Neonatal Lung Disease

Retinal scans already performed in the NICU could flag infants at risk for serious lung disease before standard diagnosis

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    Retinal imaging can aid in predicting bronchopulmonary dysplasia and pulmonary hypertension in premature infants.

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    A study was published in JAMA Ophthalmology.

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    Multimodal models outperformed models using only demographics or imaging.

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    493 infants were studied for bronchopulmonary dysplasia prediction.

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    The ResNet18 architecture was used for image feature extraction.

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    Retinal imaging provides a potential pathway for earlier disease identification.

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    Limitations include small sample size and lack of external validation.

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Retinal AI Predicts Neonatal Lung Disease

Retinal scans already performed in the NICU could flag infants at risk for serious lung disease before standard diagnosis

  • by Conexiant News Staff

  • February 17, 2026

  • 4 min

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