Radiology Business March 25, 2024
Marty Stempniak

GE HealthCare on Monday touted the U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearance of a solution that allows technologists to oversee patient scans remotely.

The offering is from Ionic Health, which is based in São Paulo, Brazil, where the company has already tested the technology for three years. Called “nCommand Lite,” the system is vendor-agnostic, allowing techs to remotely supervise scans across modalities including MRI, CT and PET.

GE has inked a deal to exclusively distribute the nCommand in the U.S., hoping it can help relieve ongoing workforce shortages.

“GE HealthCare is committed to continued investment in the rapidly growing space of remote operations through innovation and strategic collaborations that support the current and future needs of healthcare institutions,” Rekha Ranganathan,...

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