Medical Imaging Drives GPU Accelerated Deep Learning Developments

Although most recognize GE as a leading name in energy, the company has steadily built a healthcare empire over the course of decades, beginning in the 1950s in particular with its leadership in medical X-ray machines and later CT systems in the 1970s and today, with devices that touch a broad range of uses. Much of GE Healthcare's current medical device business is rooted in imaging hardware and software systems, including CT imaging machines and other diagnostic equipment. The company has also invested significantly in the drug discovery and production arena in recent years--something the new CEO of GE, John Flannery (who previously led the healthcare division at GE), identified as one of three main focal points for GE's financial future. According to Flannery, the company's healthcare unit has one million scanners in service globally, which generate 50,000 scans every few moments. As one might imagine, this kind of volume will increasingly require more processing and analysis capabilities cooked in--something the company is seeking to get ahead with in today's partnership with Nvidia.