Siemens Healthineers and DeepHealth, Inc., a global leader in
AI-powered health informatics and a wholly-owned subsidiary of
RadNet, Inc. (Nasdaq: RDNT), today announced a strategic
collaboration aimed at transforming ultrasound operations through
the implementation of SmartTechnology™ by embedding AI-powered
health informatics within workflows and imaging hardware. The
collaboration will combine Siemens Healthineers’ Acuson Sequoia
ultrasound system, RadNet’s expertise in high-volume outpatient
care, and DeepHealth’s SmartSonography™ solution powered by the
cloud-native DeepHealth OS to tackle workflow and workforce
challenges for enhanced operational efficiency and better patient
experience.
High-volume ultrasound care settings face significant
challenges, including workforce shortages, operator limitations and
fatigue, and variability in image acquisition quality—factors that
can impede timely and accurate diagnoses while contributing to
unnecessary examinations. To tackle these challenges, a remote
collaboration and image acquisition command center will enable
experienced technologists to oversee image acquisition across
multiple locations. In addition, enhanced enterprise viewer
capabilities are intended to enable radiologists to review video
capture of exams alongside standard ultrasound static images for a
more comprehensive assessment, potentially improving diagnostic
accuracy and reducing unnecessary rescans. This approach could
significantly enhance access to higher-quality care and reduce
patient recall rates.
“Ultrasound has long been plagued with challenges related to
lack of standardization and variability among users, and this is
only compounded with the global workforce shortage,” said Ajay
Gannerkote, global head of ultrasound for Siemens Healthineers.
“Siemens Healthineers focuses on practical AI, to make ultrasound
smarter, faster, easier and more accessible. By collaborating with
DeepHealth we can develop smarter ultrasound solutions that help
improve productivity and access to high-quality imaging for more
people.”
"We are excited to collaborate with Siemens Healthineers to
redefine the landscape of ultrasound diagnostics through
SmartTechnology™,” said Kees Wesdorp, President and CEO of RadNet’s
Digital Health segment. "By integrating our AI-powered
SmartSonography™ solution with Siemens Healthineers’
industry-leading ultrasound systems, we aim to enhance operational
efficiency and empower healthcare professionals to deliver more
accurate and timely patient care. This collaboration exemplifies
our commitment to leveraging advanced technology to empower
breakthroughs in care through imaging for both providers and
patients."
SmartSonography™ is designed to include: 1) a remote-acquisition
platform that will enable real-time scanning, assistance, training,
monitoring, and protocol standardization across an imaging fleet
from a single interface, intending to facilitate seamless
collaboration and resource scaling in complex healthcare
environments, efficient patient management and enhanced clinical
confidence; 2) a cloud-native enterprise viewer accessible from
anywhere that will combine essential Picture Archive and
Communication Systems (PACS) functionality with cloud-native
technology for fast image streaming and seamless access to data
with the aim to increase diagnostic accuracy and consistency.
Siemens Healthineers harnesses AI to make ultrasound exams
faster, smarter and more accessible to healthcare settings
worldwide, including underserved areas. Siemens Healthineers has
recently refreshed its Ultrasound portfolio and has a fleet of
systems that are designed with AI and future development in mind.
The company is focused on cardiology, including leadership in
interventional cardiology, and adiology/general imaging with unique
offerings for liver, breast, vascular and MSK. On December 1, 2024,
the Acuson Sequoia 3.5 was introduced with a first-of-its-kind AI
Abdomen feature that automatically labels and measures organs in
milliseconds to improve standardization, and brings new
capabilities in breast and MSK imaging.
Together, Siemens Healthineers and DeepHealth are committed to
exploring next-generation ultrasound solutions that would enhance
the diagnostic process, dramatically reduce scan time and
operator-dependant variability, and enable better patient care.
For more information, visit the Siemens Healthineers (#2529) and
DeepHealth (#1340) booths at the Radiological Society of North
America 2024 Annual Meeting, which will be held between 1 and 5
December in Chicago, U.S.A. A live demonstration of the technology
will be held Tuesday, December 3, 10AM – 10:30AM CT at Booth #2529,
South Hall, Level 3.
About Siemens HealthineersSiemens Healthineers
pioneers breakthroughs in healthcare. For everyone. Everywhere.
Sustainably. The company is a global provider of healthcare
equipment, solutions and services, with activities in more than 180
countries and direct representation in more than 70. The group
comprises Siemens Healthineers AG, listed as SHL in Frankfurt,
Germany, and its subsidiaries. As a leading medical technology
company, Siemens Healthineers is committed to improving access to
healthcare for underserved communities worldwide and is striving to
overcome the most threatening diseases. The company is principally
active in the areas of imaging, diagnostics, cancer care and
minimally invasive therapies, augmented by digital technology and
artificial intelligence. In fiscal 2024, which ended on September
30, 2024, Siemens Healthineers had approximately 72,000 employees
worldwide and generated revenue of around €22.4 billion. Further
information is available at www.siemens-healthineers.com.
About RadNet, Inc.RadNet, Inc. is the leading
national provider of freestanding, fixed-site diagnostic imaging
services in the United States based on the number of locations and
annual imaging revenue. RadNet has a network of 399 owned and/or
operated outpatient imaging centers. RadNet’s markets include
Arizona, California, Delaware, Florida, Maryland, New Jersey, New
York and Texas. In addition, RadNet provides radiology information
technology and artificial intelligence solutions marketed under the
DeepHealth brand, teleradiology professional services and other
related products and services to customers in the diagnostic
imaging industry. Together with affiliated radiologists, and
inclusive of full-time and per diem employees and technologists,
RadNet has a total of over 10,000 employees. For more information,
visit http://www.radnet.com.
About DeepHealthDeepHealth is a wholly-owned
subsidiary of RadNet, Inc. (NASDAQ: RDNT) and serves as the
umbrella brand for all companies within RadNet's Digital Health
segment. DeepHealth provides AI-powered health informatics with the
aim of empowering breakthroughs in care through imaging. Building
on the strengths of the companies it has integrated and is
rebranding (i.e., eRAD Radiology Information and Image
Management Systems and Picture Archiving and Communication System,
Aidence lung AI, DeepHealth and Kheiron breast AI and
Quantib prostate and brain AI), DeepHealth leverages advanced
AI for operational efficiency and improved clinical outcomes in
lung, breast, prostate, and brain health. At the heart of
DeepHealth’s portfolio is a cloud-native operating system -
DeepHealth OS - that unifies data across the clinical and
operational workflow and personalizes AI-powered workspaces for
everyone in the radiology continuum. Thousands of radiologists at
hundreds of imaging centers and radiology departments around the
world use DeepHealth solutions to enable earlier, more reliable,
and more efficient disease detection, including in large-scale
cancer screening programs. DeepHealth’s human-centered,
intuitive technology aims to push the boundaries of
what's possible in
healthcare. https://deephealth.com/
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