From the November 2021 issue of HealthCare Business News magazine
"Incorporating VUNO's AI technology, we can introduce a more sophisticated mobile X-ray system with AI enabled CAD," said Woo-young Jang, Samsung Electronics' head of its DR business team.
VUNO Med-Chest X-ray is designed to accurately and immediately flag suspected chest abnormalities that indicate major pulmonary diseases such as tuberculosis and pneumonia. It also can identify lung cancer based on five of the most common thoracic findings: nodule/mass, pneumothorax, interstitial opacity, pleural effusion and consolidation. Its AI algorithm has been validated in academic journals and clinical settings for its improved clinical utility and efficiency, as well as its lightweight enabled integration capabilities.
GM85’s lightweight and ultra-compact design combines a broad range of advanced technology including a quick charging and long-lasting battery for enhanced user-convenience and superior image quality. With VUNO’s AI application, the solution is expected to be especially helpful in emergency rooms and intensive care units where real-time analysis is critical, as well as in medical environments with limited or no network connections.
“This collaboration will bring us closer to making our market-ready AI applications more accessible across the globe,” said Hyun-jun Kim, co-founder, and CEO of VUNO, in a statement.
VUNO-Med Chest X-ray is fully deployed in Korea and Europe. It is expected to be commercialized as part of GM85 in Korea and other major markets worldwide later this year.
Novel X-ray detector could point toward future with more flexibility, less toxicity
In August, scientists in the U.S. and China announced they had developed a new X-ray radiation detector
composed entirely of non-heavy metals.
In place of metals like lead and cadmium found in traditional detectors, the proof-of-concept wearable solution is made of nontoxic metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) layered between flexible plastic and gold electrodes for high-sensitivity sensing and imaging.
“Heavy metals are generally toxic and could pose serious health risks,” Shenqiang Ren, a developer of the detector and a professor in the department of mechanical and aerospace engineering and department of chemistry at University of Buffalo, State University of New York, told HCB News. “Lead may cause anemia, weakness, and kidney and brain damage. Cadmium can affect the kidney and lungs, especially to the proximal tubular cells, and increased risk of cancer.”
