OrQA is a new technology, developed within the National Health Service of the UK, that uses artificial intelligence and image analysis to evaluate the quality of a donated organ ready for transplant. In the UK as in Australia, thousands of patients with disabling conditions are on waiting lists for the few donated organs that become available. Uncertainty about the health of a donated organ is a major reason that transplant operations fail to go ahead.
This technology is being developed to provide transplant surgeons with more information and support their assessment or organ suitability for the patient.
Professor Jackie Leach Scully is involved with the UK project team in initial consultations with surgeons and patients for the feasibility evaluation of this new technology.