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 [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – SK Telecom Co. said Sunday it will expand the diagnostic capabilities of X Caliber, an artificial intelligence (AI)-based solution for analyzing X-rays in pets. X Caliber has proven effective in identifying seven musculoskeletal disorders, ten thoracic diseases, and cases of cardiomegaly. The company’s upcoming plans involve incorporating the sixteen [...]
DAEJEON, July 28 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) said Wednesday it had developed new artificial intelligence (AI) technology that can automatically decode chest X-ray images, identifying illnesses such as tuberculosis, pneumothorax and COVID-19. In collaboration with a domestic hospital, the research team developed a new AI algorithm featuring [...]
DAEJEON, June 22 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute said Tuesday that its Radiation Breeding Research Center had developed a hybrid air cargo X-ray security scanner using both X-rays and neutron imaging. The hybrid X-ray security scanner was developed based on the concept that X-rays penetrate less in heavier objects, while neutrons [...]
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 [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics Co. said Thursday it will unveil a premium mobile digital radiograph at an industry congress this week. The GM85 digital X-ray features “exceptional mobility, enhanced user convenience and a high image quality,” Samsung said in a statement. The new machine will be unveiled at the 19th World [...]
SEOUL, June 30 (Korea Bizwire) – Following the United States and Japan, Korea has become the third country to successfully produce an ‘x-ray free-electron laser’ (XFEL), often referred to as the “dream light”. According to the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning, the POSTECH (Pohang University of Science and Technology) Pohang Accelerator Laboratory has succeeded [...]
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 [...]