GE Healthcare said today that it has received FDA 510(k) clearance for its AI algorithms embedded in a mobile X-ray device. The mobile X-ray device was built in collaboration with the University of California San Francisco using GE Healthcare’s Edison platform. The AI algorithms, which the company calls Critical Care Suite, are designed to reduce […]
Check-Cap, GE Healthcare close manufacturing line transfer
Check-Cap (NSDQ:CHEK) said it finalized a manufacturing line transfer implementation and qualification with the healthcare business at General Electric (NYSE:GE) for its C-Scan system, a preparation-free ingestible scanning capsule-based system designed to prevent colorectal cancer. The C-Scan system is in the midst of a pilot clinical trial at the New York University School of Medicine and […]
GE Healthcare enters AI-powered aneurysm research effort
GE Healthcare (NYSE:GE) has joined a research collaboration with Fujitsu Australia and an Australian university and imaging clinic to diagnose and monitor brain aneurysms on scans faster and more efficiently using artificial intelligence (AI). The project with Macquarie University and Macquarie Medical Imaging today landed a $1.4 million grant from the Australian government. Fujitsu will […]
General Electric slips despite Q2 earnings beat, raised outlook
General Electric (NYSE:GE) shares took a hit today after the industrial conglomerate missed the consensus forecast for its second-quarter sales, despite topping the earnings forecast and raising its outlook on the rest of the year. Boston-based GE posted losses of -$61.0 million, or -1¢ per share, on sales of $26.79 billion for the three months ended […]
GE Healthcare recall involves tens of thousands of infant warmers
GE Healthcare (NYSE:GE) has alerted health providers to inspect the bedside panels and latch areas of all Giraffe and Panda i-Res infant warmers, after 338 complaints of panels malfunctioning. In two cases, infants fell from warmers and cracked their skulls, but there have been no reports of deaths, according to the U.S. FDA. The FDA […]
DHS warns on GE Aestiva and Aespire anesthesia devices
The U.S. Homeland Security Dept. yesterday warned of cybersecurity vulnerabilities with the GE Aestiva and Aespire anesthesia devices. The DHS Industrial Control Systems Cyber Emergency Response Team, acting on weaknesses discovered by researchers at CyberMDX, said the vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to remotely modify GE Healthcare anesthesia device parameters. The vulnerability comes from a […]
Report: SEC probes GE Healthcare, Philips, Siemens in Chinese bribery scheme
The U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission is reportedly investigating three of the world’s largest medical device makers for their alleged participation in a bribery scheme in China. The SEC probe involves Siemens (NYSE:SI), Royal Philips (NYSE:PHG) and GE Healthcare (NYSE:GE), which allegedly used local middlemen to bribe Chinese government and hospital officials to buy their medical equipment, Reuters reported, […]
How a radiologist uses MRI images to make art
A French radiologist is using MRI images and research-use-only neuroimaging software to create works of art. Denis Ducreux has been fascinated by the brain since he was a child. He always wanted to understand its functions and possibilities better. “I am amazed by the brain’s beauty, organization, structure, reflecting the universe’s organization,” Ducreux, who is […]
Report: GE Healthcare partners with Boston Children’s for radiology-based AI dev
General Electric (NYSE:GE) is partnering with Boston Children’s Hospital to develop an artificial intelligence-powered system designed to read radiology scans from pediatric patients, according to a Boston Business Journal report. The new algorithm, which is already in development, will be trained by radiologists at Boston Children’s and embedded into GE Healthcare imaging equipment, according to the […]
General Electric jumps on swing to Q1 black, confirms outlook
General Electric (NYSE:GE) shares got a bump this morning after reporting a swing to black with its Street-beating first-quarter results. The Boston-based industrial conglomerate reported profits of $3.55 billion, or 40¢ per share, on sales of $27.29 billion for the three months ended March 31, compared with Q1 2018 losses of -$1.18 billion. Sales were off […]
Volpara expands distro deal with GE Healthcare
Volpara Solutions said yesterday that it expanded its distribution agreement with GE Healthcare (NYSE:GE) to include the global distribution of its VolparaDensity software. Wellington, New Zealand-based Volpara said that its VolparaDensity software is designed to analyze mammograms using machine learning to provide automated, objective and volumetric breast density assessments and a breast density category that correlates […]
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