# OrQA

> OrQA (iPhone/iPad app by University of Newcastle upon Tyne.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/orqa/id6450738452 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [University of Newcastle upon Tyne](https://appshunter.io/developer/352911158)
- Category: Education
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 17+
- Requires: iOS 16.0 · 7 MB
- Languages: English
- Released: 2024-11-13
- Data updated: 2026-07-08
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/orqa/id6450738452/reviews.md

## What is OrQA?

Transplantation is the best treatment for patients with organ failure, regardless of the organ required. Currently, over 6,000 patients are waiting in the United Kingdom. Focusing on kidney transplantation, the statistics are stark: a patient can live twice as long with a transplant compared to dialysis, and over ten years, a kidney transplant saves the NHS £420,000 per patient.

Organs donated for transplantation are sometimes not used due to concerns about infections or cancer, but more commonly, because of fears that they may not function adequately in the recipient, which could lead to serious complications or death. Currently, the assessment of organs for transplantation is subjective and largely dependent on the surgical team’s expertise. In the United Kingdom, the rate of organ use varies significantly between centres, ranging from 30% to 70%. This device aims to assist all surgeons in optimising the use of up to 70% of donated organs.

This project will involve training machine learning models to evaluate the quality of organs being considered for transplantation. It is important to note that this app is intended for investigational purposes only and should not be used as a sole tool for clinical decision-making.


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.6 — 2026-01-25

Works with new version of the Liver model that returns slightly different parameters.

### 1.5 — 2025-10-11

- Added parallel image uploads to reduce time spent waiting for a result

### 1.4 — 2025-07-22

Updated app store description.

### 1.3 — 2025-07-22

Updated model

### 1.2.28 — 2025-01-15

Developed & Published by Imre Draskovits on behalf of Newcastle University.

- Complete Release of the application, which includes:
- New Sign up flow added:
    - Welcome screen
    - Institution selection screen
        - Limitation to approved partner institutions
        - Institutions are dynamically updated as new institutions get approved
        - Institutions are searchable via name or email post-fix
    - Institutional email address screen
        - Email address has full validation and cannot be passed through non-exempt email addresses
    - Password screen
    - First and Last Name screen
    - Job Role
    - Transplant Experience screen
        - Optional, yes otherwise no
       -  If yes, all answers are required:
            - Transplant Experience: "less than one year", "one-five years", "five years or more"
            - Experience in either: " retrieval", "implanting", "both"
            - Organ transplant (must select one): "Liver", "Kidney", "Pancreas", "Thoracic"
            - Willing to score: yes/no
- Upon Signing up the user must confirm their email address via email prior the first Login
- New On-boarding screens, as requested matching the Figma design
    - Welcome to OrQA screen
    - Organs screen
    - Images screen
    - Assessment screen
    - Result screen
    - Guides screen
- File size limits
    - 512KB-10MB allowed, no selection can be made otherwise
- Home is the new default screen
- Requested fixes:
    - result screen is now larger both the text and the scale
    - the scale is now flat, showing the exact location of the score
- The app includes the EULA (1 January 2025 version)
- The app has been optimised to work on iPads as well as iPhones

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