Medical Imaging

FDA Public Workshop to Discuss Emerging Applications of AI in Radiological Imaging
The US Food and Drug Administration {(FDA) Silver Spring, MD, USA} has announced a public workshop entitled "Evolving Role of Artificial Intelligence in Radiological Imaging" aimed at discussing emerging applications of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in radiological imaging, including AI devices intended to automate the diagnostic radiology workflow as well as guided image acquisition. More...26 Dec 2019

NVIDIA CLARA and Fovia Ai to Bring AI Annotation Tools to Physicians Everywhere
Fovia Ai, Inc. (Palo Alto, CA, USA), a leader in advanced visualization technology, has announced that it is working with NVIDIA (Santa Clara, CA, USA) to integrate Fovia Ai's artificial intelligence technology with NVIDIA AI-Assisted Annotation, powered by NVIDIA Clara. The integration will accelerate the delivery of AI-assisted workflows to radiologists by leveraging Fovia's High Definition Volume Rendering installed base in leading PACS viewers and nearly two decades of radiology integration experience. More...26 Dec 2019

New Smart Surgical Glasses Allows Surgeons to See Through Patient's Body
Taiwan Main Orthopaedics Biotechnology (Taichung, Taiwan) has developed smart surgical glasses which combine mixed reality technology with surgical navigation that allow surgeons to see through a patient's body and visualize a 3D model of the anatomy of the patient's vascular and nervous systems. More...26 Dec 2019


Fujifilm to Acquire Hitachi’s Diagnostic Imaging-related Business
FUJIFILM Corporation (Tokyo, Japan) has entered into an agreement with Hitachi, Ltd. (Tokyo, Japan) to acquire its Diagnostic Imaging-related business to further expand its Healthcare business. By applying its proprietary image processing and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to Hitachi’s extensive product lineup, Fujifilm aims to further expand its Medical Systems business and create new values to contribute to improve the quality of medical care. More...24 Dec 2019

Global Diagnostic Imaging Services Market to Reach USD 693.4 Billion by 2024
The global diagnostic imaging services market is projected to grow at a CAGR of 5.1% from USD 539.7 billion in 2019 to USD 693.4 billion by 2024, driven mainly by the rapidly rising geriatric population and subsequent increase in the prevalence of associated diseases, growing awareness about early disease detection and the widening scope of clinical applications. However, the high cost of diagnostic imaging systems and low reimbursement structure for outpatient imaging facilities are likely to restrain the market growth to some extent in the coming years. More...24 Dec 2019
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