Artificial Intelligence



GE to Spin Off Healthcare Business
In line with a sweeping strategic reorganization, General Electric Company has announced the decision to spin off its Healthcare business segment as an independent company. The move comes on the heels of a lengthy managerial review conducted by GE management under newly-appointed CEO John Flannery, and is expected to be fully implemented in the course of the coming 12 to 18 months. More...26 Jun 2018


New AI Algorithm Makes Liver Cancer Surgery Safer
Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Medical Image Computing MEVIS have developed algorithms that analyze patients’ imaging data and calculate surgical risks, making liver cancer surgery safer and easier to plan. Researchers at Fraunhofer have been working on image-processing algorithms for use in medicine since 1998. The method is now widely known among physicians as MEVIS analysis and has become established in practice. More...07 Jun 2018

AI-based Interpretation Tool Receives CE Certification
qXR, an AI-based chest X-ray interpretation tool that detects 15 of the most common chest X-ray abnormalities with an accuracy of more than 90%, has received CE certification. Developed by healthcare AI start-up Qure.ai, qXR has been trained on more than one million chest X-rays and uses a heat map or bounding box to point out abnormalities to the clinician, aiding rapid confirmation in just milliseconds. More...07 Jun 2018
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AI Device for Diabetic Retinopathy Receives FDA Approval
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Canon Medical Systems Initiates Collaborative Research On AI in MR Imaging
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