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Issue #611 of The Imaging Wire is live! 

A monthly recap of the biggest and latest industry developments with Imogen Fitt of Signify Research Ltd.

Venture capital funding of medical imaging AI developers continues to slow. A new report from Signify Research shows that funding declined 19% in 2023, and is off to a slow start in 2024 as well.

The UK digital pathology (DP) market has been one the most active worlwide in recent years. primarily due to an abundence of funding from the UK government.

Ellie Baker, market analyst at Signify Research, reports that medical imaging AI is increasingly included within radiology IT requests for proposals, with imaging IT vendors needing to address how the integration of AI image analysis tools into the workflow will be achieved. Signify Research cautions that an imaging IT vendor AI strategy is not straightforward, with competing R&D priorities such as enterprise imaging, structured reporting and cloud computing requiring investment, as well as a 200+ ecosystem of AI vendors to navigate.

Radiology informatics firm Aycan Medical Systems has introduced aycan mini PACS, which is designed for data storage in smaller practices.

VIENNA – Providing firm evidence that new imaging technology is sustainable and has a positive and meaningful impact on radiology workflow are the key priorities of vendors in Europe and beyond, according to market analyst and regular AuntMinnieEurope.com columnist Steve Holloway.

 Equum Medical, a leader in inpatient telehealth services, in partnership with Caregility, a top enterprise telehealth solutions provider, will demonstrate the future of healthcare at the HIMSS Global Health Conference & Exhibition in Orlando, Florida, March 11-15, focusing on the "Intelligent Hospital Room of the Future."

We enjoyed talking to Steve Holloway of UK market analysis firm Signify Research about the hot topics at ECR 2024.