Visla Labs, a San Francisco, CA-based AI medical diagnostics platform for radiology has raised $3M in seed funding led by Lux Capital with participation from former Twitter CEO and COO Dick Costolo and Adam Bain, as well as prominent healthcare experts and advisors. Founded in 2018 by serial entrepreneurs Kevin Quennesson, Wei-En Tan and Alessandro Sabatelli, Visla is collaborating with major hospitals, industry veterans, and award-winning physicians to re-invent the imaging experience with
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Diagnostic Imaging
Mercy Technology Services (MTS) Extends PACS Imaging Solution to Hospitals Everywhere
Mercy Technology Services (MTS), the IT backbone of one of the largest Catholic health systems in the nation, today announced it will launch a new picture archiving communication system (PACS) imaging solution. Built on a foundation of proven hosting services and success in helping Mercy’s radiologists achieve increased efficiency and decreased report turnaround time by up to 50 percent, MTS will become the first health care provider to extend PACS as Service to hospitals across the country.MTS
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4 Barriers to Overcome Before AI in Medical Imaging Becomes Mainstream
The world market for artificial intelligence (AI) in medical imaging, comprising software for automated detection, quantification, decision support, and diagnosis, is forecasted to reach $2 billion by 2023, according to a new report from Signify Research, an independent supplier of market intelligence and consultancy to the global healthcare technology industry. The report, “Machine Learning in Medical Imaging – 2018 Edition” provides a data-centric and global outlook on the current and
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Zebra Medical Vision Unveils AI-based Algorithm to Detect Brain Bleeds
Zebra Medical Vision, the machine and deep learning company that is creating the next generation services for the healthcare industry. In the past two years Zebra-Med launched different algorithms on a monthly basis to better diagnose breast cancer, heart attacks, and other life-threatening diseases, and now the company is officially releasing the first ever algorithm to detect brain bleeds. This algorithm has just been granted CE approval. The timely detection of brain bleeds is critical to a
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Nuance & Partners HealthCare Team Up to Accelerate Adoption of AI Apps for Diagnostic Imaging
Nuance today announced the signing of a multi-year strategic agreement with Partners HealthCare. The two organizations will optimize the process for rapid development, validation and utilization of artificial intelligence (AI) for radiologists at the point of care, and Nuance intends to make the new algorithms available through the Nuance AI Marketplace for Diagnostic Imaging.The collaboration will be executed through the recently formed Massachusetts General Hospital ("MGH") and Brigham and
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drchrono, Ambra Health Integrates to Give Physicians/Radiologists Instant Access to Patient Medical Images within EHR
drchrono, the company enabling the medical practice of the future, today announced a new partnership with Ambra Health, makers of the leading cloud-based, medical image management suite, to give physicians and radiologists direct access to medical imaging within their electronic health record (EHR). drchrono’s integration with Ambra Health eliminates jumping between DICOM medical imaging software and electronic health records. Physicians and radiologists benefit from a more efficient workflow by
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Nuance Launches Artificial Intelligence Marketplace for Diagnostic Imaging
Today, Nuance introduced a first-of-its-kind, open artificial intelligence (AI) marketplace for diagnostic imaging that will speed the creation and adoption of AI by providing radiologists and data scientists with the ability to define, build, publish and improve imaging algorithms. It will provide radiologists with real-time intelligence needed at the time of care and within their usual workflow.As part of this, Nuance is collaborating with NVIDIA, a company well-known for its deep learning
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