Courtesy of First Word HealthTech
GE HealthCare on Friday announced the US launch of the artificial intelligence (AI)-driven Caption Guidance feature on its Venue Family point-of-care ultrasound systems. The AI technology provides real-time guidance to users for capturing diagnostic-quality cardiac images.
Dietmar Seifriedsberger, global general manager of point-of-care and handheld ultrasound, remarked that the “AI software is expected to increase the number of clinicians who can successfully and confidently conduct cardiac ultrasound scans.” Karley Yoder, chief digital officer of ultrasound, added that the company plans to expand the use of the AI technology “to maternal, foetal and pulmonary diseases.”
According to GE HealthCare, the AI-driven technology provides clinicians “step-by-step instructions” to acquire ultrasound images for cardiac assessments, addressing training and skill barriers to ultrasound usage. The company said it plans to integrate the AI technology into other ultrasound systems, including handheld systems, helping to further broaden the use of ultrasound in a variety of care settings.
The Venue Family ultrasound systems are the first to incorporate the AI technology following the company’s acquisition of Caption Health in February. The technology was launched in the US in 2020 and gained the CE mark last year.