An artificial intelligence-enabled consumables tracking system for medical laboratories

The medical laboratory plays a crucial role within a hospital setting and is responsible for the examination and analysis of patient specimens to accurately diagnose various ailments. The burden on medical laboratory personnel has significantly increased, particularly in the context of the ongoing g...

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Main Authors: Sritart Hiranya, Tosranon Prasong, Taertulakarn Somchat
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Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2024-11-01
Series:Journal of Intelligent Systems
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/jisys-2023-0208
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description The medical laboratory plays a crucial role within a hospital setting and is responsible for the examination and analysis of patient specimens to accurately diagnose various ailments. The burden on medical laboratory personnel has significantly increased, particularly in the context of the ongoing global COVID-19 pandemic. Worldwide, the implementation of comprehensive and extended COVID-19 screening programs has placed a significant strain on healthcare professionals. This burden has led to exhaustion among medical employees, limiting their ability to effectively track laboratory resources, such as medical equipment and consumables. Therefore, this study proposed an artificial intelligence (AI)-based solution that contributes to a more efficient and less labor-intensive workflow for medical workers in laboratory settings. With the ultimate goal to reduce the burden on healthcare providers by streamlining the process of monitoring and managing these resources, the objective of this study is to design and develop an AI-based system for consumables tracking in medical laboratories. In this work, the effectiveness of two object detection models, namely, YOLOv5x6 and YOLOv8l, for the administration of consumables in medical laboratories was evaluated and analyzed. A total of 570 photographs were used to create the dataset, capturing the objects in a variety of settings. The findings indicate that both detection models demonstrate a notable capability to achieve a high mean average precision. This underscores the effectiveness of computer vision in the context of consumable goods detection scenarios and provides a reference for the application of real-time detection models in tracking systems within medical laboratories.
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spelling doaj-art-f3f49a52a0b340e8adf18414ee26054b2024-11-20T15:34:54ZengDe GruyterJournal of Intelligent Systems2191-026X2024-11-013316799110.1515/jisys-2023-0208An artificial intelligence-enabled consumables tracking system for medical laboratoriesSritart Hiranya0Tosranon Prasong1Taertulakarn Somchat2Department of Medical Technology, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Thammasat University, Pathum Thani, 12120, ThailandDepartment of Industrial Physics and Medical Instrumentation, Faculty of Applied Sciences, King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok, Bangkok, 10800, ThailandDepartment of Medical Technology, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Thammasat University, Pathum Thani, 12120, ThailandThe medical laboratory plays a crucial role within a hospital setting and is responsible for the examination and analysis of patient specimens to accurately diagnose various ailments. The burden on medical laboratory personnel has significantly increased, particularly in the context of the ongoing global COVID-19 pandemic. Worldwide, the implementation of comprehensive and extended COVID-19 screening programs has placed a significant strain on healthcare professionals. This burden has led to exhaustion among medical employees, limiting their ability to effectively track laboratory resources, such as medical equipment and consumables. Therefore, this study proposed an artificial intelligence (AI)-based solution that contributes to a more efficient and less labor-intensive workflow for medical workers in laboratory settings. With the ultimate goal to reduce the burden on healthcare providers by streamlining the process of monitoring and managing these resources, the objective of this study is to design and develop an AI-based system for consumables tracking in medical laboratories. In this work, the effectiveness of two object detection models, namely, YOLOv5x6 and YOLOv8l, for the administration of consumables in medical laboratories was evaluated and analyzed. A total of 570 photographs were used to create the dataset, capturing the objects in a variety of settings. The findings indicate that both detection models demonstrate a notable capability to achieve a high mean average precision. This underscores the effectiveness of computer vision in the context of consumable goods detection scenarios and provides a reference for the application of real-time detection models in tracking systems within medical laboratories.https://doi.org/10.1515/jisys-2023-0208artificial intelligenceobject detectiondeep learningconsumables tracking systemmedical laboratories
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An artificial intelligence-enabled consumables tracking system for medical laboratories
Journal of Intelligent Systems
artificial intelligence
object detection
deep learning
consumables tracking system
medical laboratories
title An artificial intelligence-enabled consumables tracking system for medical laboratories
title_full An artificial intelligence-enabled consumables tracking system for medical laboratories
title_fullStr An artificial intelligence-enabled consumables tracking system for medical laboratories
title_full_unstemmed An artificial intelligence-enabled consumables tracking system for medical laboratories
title_short An artificial intelligence-enabled consumables tracking system for medical laboratories
title_sort artificial intelligence enabled consumables tracking system for medical laboratories
topic artificial intelligence
object detection
deep learning
consumables tracking system
medical laboratories
url https://doi.org/10.1515/jisys-2023-0208
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