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Can cold-cathode X-ray combined with teleradiology and AI eliminate health disparities?

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The Israeli medical imaging vendor Nanox says it has a vision for the future of healthcare to address health disparities and lack of access to care. It envisions a new business model and plans to leverage a package of new technologies, including cold-cathode X-ray technology to help reduce costs, coupled with a new and inexpensive imaging system that combines teleradiology with artificial intelligence (AI). The business model is to enable any clinic or hospital in the developing world or rural areas to access its technology and no upfront costs using a pay-per-exam fee. The exams will be read by remote teleradiologists, including subspecialists, and AI will help augment clinical staff and radiologists to offer additional health screenings for all patients scanned. After a few years of talk, the vendor now appears on the edge of making this a reality.