Canon Medical highlights its work in AI at the ISMRM conference

TORONTO – Canon Medical has been making advances in artificial intelligence and machine learning using an international “Team of Teams” approach to research and development. The company updated its AI strategy and reported on developments at the 2023 International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM) Annual Meeting held in Toronto early June.

At the conference, the enhancements of Advanced intelligent Clear-IQ Engine (AiCE) and Precise IQ Engine (PIQE) were presented.

• Quality Electrodynamics (QED) was founded over 16 years ago, and in 2019 became a member of the Canon Components Business. In addition to their head-to-foot catalog of 1.5T and 3T products, QED is also an established supplier of 7T coils. Their 7T line includes research-use coils and FDA- cleared coils to satisfy high-field clinical users – and includes knee and head coils, wrist, and c-spine coils.

• Skope Magnetic Resonance Technologies (Skope) focuses on bringing accuracy and detail to magnetic resonance imaging by combining sensor technology with advanced MR signal processing and image reconstruction. Examples from the Montreal Neurological Institute were provided at this year’s ISMRM.

• Canon Healthcare IT delivers end-to-end customer value via clinical decision pathways that integrate with other clinical systems in each hospital. Canon Healthcare IT provides smart systems to run core MR imaging processing algorithms and applications in line with Canon MRI scanners.

In 2018, Canon Medical said it debuted the world’s first Deep Learning Reconstruction technology, AiCE. Initially developed for CT, this denoising manager MRI, Canon Medical Systems Canada Limited, “With AiCE, a higher level of quality of image is obtained and allows the user to be more efficient in their scanning.” deep-learning technology was deployed next across MRI and PET/molecular imaging to speed up scan times and improve image quality. As noted by Andrew Nelson, clinical product

A system called PIQE is Canon’s next evolution forward, offering “peak” performance in super resolution Deep Learning Reconstruction technology. PIQE increases matrix size, removes noise, and delivers sharp anatomical images to deliver high-speed, highresolution MR imaging compared to conventional scans. “Our team was thrilled with the level of interest coming out of ISMRM. Visitors were excited to see the Vantage Galan 3T system at the booth and learn about how we are taking MR imaging to the next level with Canon’s Altivity AI innovations,” said Nelson.