SEOUL, Aug. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – South Koreans underwent an average of 7.7 medical radiation examinations per person last year, including X-rays and CT scans, according to a report released by the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) on August 26. This figure represents a 13% increase from the previous year and is approximately seven [...]
DAEGU, Oct. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — A new deep learning model has been developed that can automatically classify bacterial pneumonia and COVID-19 patients through the analysis of computed tomography (CT) images. The Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology said Thursday that along with eungnam University Medical Center, it had developed a new method to [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — In collaboration with the Korea University Medical Center (KUMC), the Hyundai Motor Chung Mong-Koo Foundation will roll out the nation’s first computed tomography (CT) checkup bus for the diagnosis of COVID-19. The foundation held a ceremony for the signing of an agreement with the KUMC on Monday to develop [...]
SEJONG, Jan. 17 (K0rea Bizwire) — South Korea’s corporate watchdog slapped a 6.2 billion won (US$5.8 million) fine on German industrial giant Siemens’s Korean affiliates for abusing their dominance in the local aftermarket for medical equipment, such as CT and MRI. According to the Fair Trade Commission, Siemens affiliates changed contract terms for their software programs, used for the maintenance of their CT and MRI equipment, depending on whether [...]
SEOUL, Dec.21 (Korea Bizwire) – Research indicates that comprehensive health check-ups including computer tomography (CT) and positron emission tomography (PET) scans could expose the human body to dangerous levels of radiation. According to the research team of professor Kim Mu-young at the Seoul Medical Center, the ‘basic check-up’ procedures expose the human body to an [...]