It’s difficult to treat what you don’t know is there. Managing cardiovascular diseases is difficult. Getting a clear image can help save lives – and that’s now possible thanks to some leading-edge technology.
A company turning off the noise in medical imaging is NexOptic. The Vancouver-based tech company uses AI to reduce energy consumption which helps with data compression. In addition, their software Aliis provides AI imaging solutions that help process raw images and videos in real time, ensuring each image is clear with a pixel-perfect resolution.
How does this AI technology actually work in healthcare — and how does it help patients? “It integrates with medical devices like endoscopes, MRIs, x-rays and more to produce high resolution, sharper images in real time,” explains NexOptic CEO Paul McKenzie. “Surgical teams can take action faster as they receive enhanced live feeds while a camera moves through the patient.”
Being aware of health problems before they are too drastic relies on having up-to-date imagery of one’s body. In the past, these tiny sensors had image quality that was compromised due to old technology. Luckily, AI can help with this. By combining AI technology with medical devices, tiny sensors will alert if there’s anything happening with the human body — even with extremely low light settings, like someone’s stomach.
“The Aliis software is especially trained for dark environments, to tackle characteristics like motion blur, sharpness, and contrast,” adds McKenzie.
“Internal body sensors are tiny for obvious reasons, which often produces low-quality images. But Aliis restores the resolution,” explains McKenzie. “This helps doctors reach a diagnosis faster. It reduces the risk of ‘noise’ appearing during medical imaging, and cuts down on the need to repeat the imaging process,” he says.
The need for medical imaging efficiency isn’t going away anytime soon. The global medical imaging market is forecast to reach $65 billion by 2030. The biggest catalyst that contributed to the rise is the accelerated use of AI within the industry, including the adoption of cutting-edge medical imaging models.
In addition to helping save lives, this type of software helps hospitals and the medical community save operating costs. The Aliis enhancement tech combines with NexOptic’s data compression algorithm to produce high-quality medical imagery at smaller file sizes, taking up less space in the cloud.
According to its website, NexOptic’s technology isn’t just for healthcare and medical devices. Its patented and patent-pending solutions can be integrated with imaging devices such as smartphones, smart security cameras, Internet of Things (IoT) devices, automotive platforms, DSLR cameras and more.’
It seems the company is looking to disrupt the cloud storage industry, building technology that can address bandwidth use and energy consumption, thereby ‘reducing the carbon footprint of cloud operators…and global entities.’
NexOptic already has a global presence, with a subsidiary in South Korea that’s currently testing the Aliis technology for autonomous vehicles.
With a “humans come first mindset,” NexOptic’s ultimate goal is to continue bringing together AI and technology advancements to help impact our lives — and potentially even save them.
