The 'eHarmony approach' to improving liver transplant outcomes

The story was also featured on Channel 7 News Melbourne...

au.news.yahoo.com/video/watch/33837232/m...-organ-donors/#page1

Interesting news from the LTU to start the year..

The concept used by global matchmaking giant eHarmony to pair lonely hearts may hold the key to improving liver transplant outcomes and reducing the number of viable livers which are unused.

In an Australian-first, an Austin Health led study recently published in Transplantation journal found using artificial intelligence to predict the outcome of future transplants can greatly improve the accuracy in matching donors and recipients - leading to less graft failures and deaths post-transplant. The Chief Investigator, Austin Health's research fellow Dr Lawrence Lau said the study used machine-learning - a type of artificial intelligence that provides computers with the ability to learn without being explicitly programmed.

Click here to read the media release on the Austin Health website.

The story was also featured in today's Herald Sun, featuring liver transplant recipient, Ante Kelic....

www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/how-d...dbd5c38baed5c2b496b0