Industry News
Global Radiation Therapy Market to Reach USD 8.6 Billion by 2026 on Back of Product Approvals
The global radiation therapy market is projected to record a steady growth rate of 5.2% from 2018 to 2026 to reach USD 8.6 billion by 2026, driven by a surge in product approvals, increased expenditure on healthcare, high incidence of cancer, growing preference for non-invasive treatment procedures, technological advancements, and notable research and development activities. More...18 Mar 2020
AI-based Ultrasound Echo Imaging Software Receives FDA Marketing Authorization
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized the marketing of a software that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to assist medical professionals in the acquisition of cardiac ultrasound images. The software, Caption Guidance from Caption Health (Brisbane, CA, USA), a medical AI company, uses AI to empower medical professionals without specialized training to perform cardiac ultrasound. More...17 Mar 2020
Radiologists Aided by AI Show Significant Improvement in Breast Cancer Detection
A new study conducted by Korean academic hospitals and Lunit (Seoul, South Korea), a medical AI company specializing in developing AI solutions for radiology and oncology, has demonstrated the added value of AI-aided breast cancer detection from mammography images. More...16 Mar 2020
Artificial Intelligence System Diagnoses Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Seconds by Reading CT Images
A new smart image-reading system has been launched by Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd. (Shenzhen, China) that can assist doctors with efficient and accurate diagnoses by leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) and could help control the epidemic through earlier diagnoses and treatment. More...11 Mar 2020
Philips Receives Global AI for Enhanced Radiology Interpretation Company of The Year Award from Frost & Sullivan
Philips Healthcare (Amsterdam, Noord-Holland) has been recognized with the 2019 Global Company of the Year Award by Frost & Sullivan, based on its recent analysis of the global market for Artificial Intelligence (AI) for enhanced radiology interpretation market. Each year, Frost & Sullivan presents a Company of the Year award to the organization that demonstrates excellence in terms of growth strategy and implementation in its field. The award recognizes a high degree of innovation with products and technologies, and the resulting leadership in terms of customer value and market penetration. More...10 Mar 2020
European Society of Radiology Postpones ECR 2020 to July 15–19, 2020
The European Society of Radiology (ESR, Vienna, Austria) has issued a statement confirming that the European Society of Radiology Annual Congress (ECR 2020) postponed to July 15–19, 2020. The planned event was originally scheduled for March 11–15 at Austria Center in Vienna. The ESR has taken the decision to postpone the event after a careful evaluation of the spreading corona virus epidemic, and considering the recent statements issued by the WHO and the ECDC, and the related evolving world-wide restrictions and crisis. More...05 Mar 2020
Hitachi Announces Launch of New Medical Imaging Innovation Center in US to Leverage AI
Hitachi Healthcare Americas (Twinsburg, OH, USA) has announced that it will create a new dedicated research and development facility within its North American headquarters facility in Twinsburg, Ohio, USA. Set to open this year, the Hitachi Healthcare Innovation Center of Excellence will leverage advancements in artificial intelligence and machine learning to bring about a new generation of imaging technology. More...26 Feb 2020
In Other News
New Artificial Intelligence Algorithm Boosts Quality of Brain Magnetic Resonance Imaging
New System Combines Advanced Optical Imaging with AI Algorithm to Accurately Identify Brain Tumors
Study Finds Most Healthcare Institutions Plan to Use AI and Develop Own AI Algorithm
Radiomic Algorithm Predicts if Patient’s Cancer Can Return 10 Years After Treatment
New AI Model Identifies Women Facing Future Risk of Breast Cancer
Google AI System Beats Doctors in Detecting Breast Cancer
Global Immunochemistry Diagnostic Devices and Equipment Market to Reach USD 19.24 Billion by 2022
AI Outperforms Radiologists in Detecting Tiny Brain Hemorrhages on CT Scans
New Automated Machine Learning Model Uses Ultrasound to Improve Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis
New AI Algorithm Predicts Which Breast Cancer Patients Can Benefit From Additional Therapy
Survey Finds Students and Surgeons More Skeptical About Artificial Intelligence
MIT Researchers Build Machine Learning Model that Quickly Generates Brain Scan Templates to Aid Diagnosis
AGFA to Sell Part of HealthCare IT Business to Dedalus Holding
Artificial Intelligence Boosts ADHD Detection Using MRI
New AI Tool Could Radically Improve Diagnosis and Treatment of Breast Cancer
FDA Public Workshop to Discuss Emerging Applications of AI in Radiological Imaging
NVIDIA CLARA and Fovia Ai to Bring AI Annotation Tools to Physicians Everywhere
New Smart Surgical Glasses Allows Surgeons to See Through Patient's Body
Fujifilm to Acquire Hitachi’s Diagnostic Imaging-related Business
Global Diagnostic Imaging Services Market to Reach USD 693.4 Billion by 2024
AI Tool Performs as Good as Experienced Radiologists in Interpreting Chest X-rays
LANDAUER and RaySafe Exhibit New Products and Services at RSNA 2019
Global Automated Breast Ultrasound Systems Market to Surpass USD 1.8 Billion by 2025
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