SEOUL, Oct. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s health insurance costs for advanced imaging are surging, as hospitals sharply increase MRI and CT scans after acquiring new equipment — a trend raising fresh concerns over unnecessary testing and long-term fiscal strain. According to data submitted to the National Assembly and released Thursday, hospitals that installed MRI [...]
SEOUL, June 5 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Telecom Co., South Korea’s largest mobile carrier, said Friday it will enter the medical imaging market after investing in Nanox Imaging Ltd., an Israel-based digital X-ray system developer. SK Telecom said it became the second-largest shareholder of Nanox after investing a total of US$23 million. “We passionately seek [...]
SEOUL, April 2 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea has introduced the country’s first commercial artificial intelligence (AI) medical imaging analysis technology that can accurately determine the severity of pneumonia in a coronavirus patient. The MEDIP PRO Technology developed by MEDICAL IP, an AI medical imaging analysis firm, is currently being used in 24 countries around [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – LG Electronics announced Monday the unveiling of three medical imaging devices at the Radiological Society of North America, an annual industry fair held this year in Chicago. It is the first time for the South Korean electronics giant to introduce such devices, despite having been an industry-leading manufacturer of [...]