GE HealthCare acquisition highlights growing role of AI in medical imaging
Summary
As a result, treatment teams can progress with greater confidence in their diagnosis, ultimately improving early detection and avoiding ensuing health complications. Clinicians will be able to perform scans on patients outside of a healthcare setting, offering greater flexibility, as well as as paramedics being able to use ultrasound scanners at the scene of an accident. Due to the lack of trained clinicians in this field, heart disease is often detected late, and severe health complications can arise as a result. Because healthcare workers of varying experience can perform ultrasounds assisted with Caption Health’s AI technology, clinicians are able to subsequently deliver potentially lifesaving care. The success of GE HealthCare and Intelligent Ultrasounds’ partnership bodes well for future integration of software into the medtech giants imaging equipment.