Innovation changing medical imaging

Commercial applications of medical artificial intelligence are expected to increase this year, mostly in the medical imaging sector, according to Yan Yi, vice-president of the health group with CEC Capital, one of most successful investment banking platforms in China's medical and health sector.

The main driving force is that China supports innovation and has created a favorable environment for medical AI with ever-improving policies, as the country sees AI as a way to counter inadequate medical resources and imbalanced allocation, according to Yan.

Also, large amounts of available medical data in China support the accuracy and speed of AI medical imaging. Medical images make up about 90 percent of medical data, and as the most populous country in the world, China has rich medical image data resources, Yan said.