AI assists in diagnosing TB and other lung-related diseases by scanning an x-ray either on mobile or computer. It takes less than a minute.

An app called qXR has been made by an Indian company Qure.ai and is subsidised by the Indian Government. If it finds evidence of TB, it assigns the patient a risk score. Doctors can later perform confirmatory tests on patients with the highest risk.

The app flags the disease early. It cuts the unnecessary costs of lab tests. If used on a large scale, it can identify the clusters of disease.

Hospitals in rural and tribal areas such as The Chinchpada Christian Hospital, Nandurbar use the app. Tribals would otherwise travel 125 miles to reach the centre. The app makes the access very easy.

The app identifies TB with an accuracy of 95 per cent.