Biography
Mikashmi Kohli, PhD is a Senior Manager for Evidence and Policy at FIND with over 11 years of experience in TB diagnostic research. She has been leading the evidence generation and evidence synthesis of TB diagnostic solutions to support guideline development processes at global and in-country level. She has led the evaluation of CXR-CAD products for the recent WHO policy update in adults and is also leading the evaluation for CAD in pediatric population while engaging with the CAPTURE and FEND consortium. She also led the update of TB diagnostic and screening TPPs.
Key Impacts
CAD-supported CXR for TB screening: Review of latest evidence and WHO policy update
Impact details available upon request.
Source: Conference 2024
Critical path for introduction of new diagnostics in India
Impact details available upon request.
Source: Conference 2024
Summary of cross-country synthesis and recommendations for streamlining and shortening the critical path
Impact details available upon request.
Source: Conference 2024
Evaluating the performance of computer-aided detection systems for pediatric tuberculosis: Results from the CAPTURE consortium
Current CAD systems have suboptimal performance in children compared to adults, although they may have utility for adolescents and underweight children. These analyses underscore the importance of CAD systems being trained with pediatric images and child-specific thresholds to improve accuracy.
Source: Conference 2024