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Google Research uses smartphone photos to estimate metabolic risk

Google Research has developed PhotoScan, a deep learning framework that estimates body composition metrics like body fat percentage, Android-to-Gynoid fat ratio, and Visceral-to-Subcutaneous fat ratio using standard smartphone photos. This technology, trained on data from UK Biobank and a new cohort, shows accuracy comparable to DXA scans in predicting insulin resistance. PhotoScan aims to provide a scalable, non-invasive method for early metabolic risk detection, surpassing the accuracy of smartwatch-based bioelectrical impedance analysis sensors. AI

IMPACT Offers a scalable, non-invasive method for early metabolic risk detection using readily available smartphone technology.

RANK_REASON Research paper detailing a new deep learning approach for health risk estimation. [lever_c_demoted from research: ic=1 ai=1.0]

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Google Research uses smartphone photos to estimate metabolic risk

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  1. Google AI / Research TIER_1 English(EN) ·

    Seeing beyond BMI: Estimating cardiometabolic risk with smartphone imagery

    General Science