Viz.ai, Hyperfine partner on new MRI, workflow paradigm

Viz.ai announced today that it partnered with Hyperfine (Nasdaq:HYPR) to bring magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to the patient's bedside. San Francisco-based Viz.ai develops the Viz LVO, its flagship product designed to leverage advanced deep learning to communicate time-sensitive information about stroke patients straight to a specialist who can intervene and treat the patient. Hyperfine develops Swoop, which it said is the world's first MR imaging system capable of providing neuroimaging at the point of care, expanding patient access to MRI by bringing imaging to the bedside. Swoop offers a way for physicians to make quick and informed clinical decisions for patients, eliminating hours of wait and transport time, reducing the potential for adverse events associated with transporting critically ill patients. According to a news release, the partnership and subsequent implementation into neuro ICUs provide the potential to further decrease the time from admission to treatment by expanding clinician access to MRI and increasing access to time-critical diagnostics in multiple phases of care.