It was a pleasure to attend the joint BTS NHSBT Congress this year and present work from my PhD developing AI tools for photographic organ quality assessment. I spoke about our approach to segmenting donor organ photographs — using algorithms that isolate and quantify key anatomical features. This work, supported by access to imaging data from the QUOD biobank, is a step towards making AI models not just more accurate, but also more transparent and clinically usable. It was a great opportunity to share how this technology could support transplant decision-making, while also catching up with old friends, colleagues, and collaborators.
A big thank you to QUOD, whose partnership and support has been essential in making this work possible. Looking ahead, their plans to connect photographs with biobank samples opens up an exciting new chapter — allowing us to validate AI-generated insights against biological and molecular markers of graft quality.
Another highlight was the reception to our OrQA stand, where many transplant surgeons generously took the time to offer thoughtful feedback. This gave us valuable insight into how clinicians want AI tools to support their decision-making process — we’re very grateful for their time and input. And of course, the QUOD selfie frame made its way to us as well for a special guest appearance!
Blog written by Georgios Kourounis (OrQA)