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Butterfly Network Joins Research Project Studying the Impact of AI-Assisted POCUS on Early Tuberculosis Detection in Sub-Saharan Africa
BURLINGTON, Mass. & NEW YORK, August 19, 2025--Butterfly Network, Inc. ("Butterfly", "the Company") (NYSE: BFLY), a digital health company transforming care with handheld, whole-body ultrasound, today announced its role in the international research study CAD LUS4TB that will evaluate the impact of AI-assisted point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) on tuberculosis (TB) triage in under-resourced settings.
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