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. 2024 Mar 22;7:77. doi: 10.1038/s41746-024-01073-0

Table 1.

Various types of DTs in healthcare

Physical Entity Entity Mechanism Endpoint
Lung Lexma12 Runs simulations of blood and oxygen flow Predict ventilation requirements
Heart

Dassault13, Medtronic,

Boston Scientific, FDA;

Simulates the structure and physiologic function of the heart Customization and optimization of cardiac devices
Heart Siemens Healthineers23 Simulates the structure and physiologic function of the heart Cardiac resynchronization
Heart Heart Navigator40 simulated TAVR implantations with different aortic prosthesis Surgical planning
Spine Ahmadian et al.42 Predict Vertebral Fracture after Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy Optimal radiation plan to minimize treatment side effects
Alzheimer’s disease Unlearnai14 Predicting the individual outcome in neurological diseases DT of controls of clinical trial and ultimately clinical interventions
Breast lesions VICTRE trial51 Image based virtual patients comparing digital mammography to tomosynthesis Determine which imaging tool is better at detecting breast lesions
Oropharyngeal cancer Tardini et al.61 Optimal treatment selection Determine optimal treatment plan for oropharyngeal cancer
Type 2 Diabetes Cleveland Clinic Twin Health NCT0518144988 Disease reversal in type 2 diabetes Randomized control trial examining twin precision treatment vs. standard of care
Mental health MindBank AI65, IBM66, Babylon67, DigiTwin68 Wellness
Pharma Lab Atos, Siemens, GSK23,36 Optimize drug manufacturing
Biomanufacturing Teva and AG Pharmaceuticals37 Adjust input conditions Key and Critical Process Parameters Predictive biomanufacturing
Drug Discovery Takeda34 Drug Discovery
Hospitals

GE Care command24;

Siemens Healthineers23

Earlier response times for critical patients,

supply chain management, workflow