Medical
Canon supports the development of healthcare through technology in order to promote healthy life.
Growing need for medical care
As societies age, there is a growing need for health promotion, disease prevention, and advanced testing, diagnosis, and treatment. The Medical Group of Canon is responding to expectations from medical practice in the fields of diagnostic imaging, healthcare IT, and in vitro diagnosis, while accelerating globalization. Canon is committed to providing even better quality medical care with advanced technology while working together with medical institutions in the US, as well as universities and other partners around the world.
Creating new clinical value with a range of diagnostic imaging systems
In advanced medicine, diagnostic imaging is indispensable. In CT, MRI, and ultrasound diagnostic imaging systems, Canon employs image noise reduction technology that uses deep learning technology.* As well as contributing to early detection of diseases with high-definition images, the burden on patients is reduced by lower exposure dose and shorter examination times. In addition, Canon is promoting clinical research inside and outside Japan, exploring the clinical application of photon counting CT, which allows high-precision image quality at a relatively lower exposure dose.
Healthcare IT reducing the burden on healthcare professionals
Recently, advances in medical equipment and the increase in examinations have led to longer image interpretation times and a greater burden on radiologists. Using a vast amount of image data from clinical practice and obtaining analysis results through deep learning,* Canon assists in image interpretation for cerebral stroke and bone metastases. With integrated time series display of patient diagnostic images, medication histories, and vital information including body temperature and blood pressure, Canon also focuses on digital transformation to reduce the burden on healthcare professionals.
* Deep learning is used in the design stage. The system does not have self-learning capabilities.
Society realized by Medical Business
Keio University and Canon Medical Systems have developed Upright CT that may help identify undiagnosed pains occurring only under weight loading while standing and shorten the examination time.
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Photon-counting CT, which generates greater detailed images with less image noise, is attracting attention as the next generation of CT. Canon will work together with medical institutions around the world to verify PCCT.
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Joint development with medical facilities such as Fujita Health University Hospital, which has the largest number of hospital beds in Japan, realize practical use of super-high-resolution, deep-learning reconstruction technology and open up new possibilities for cardiac CT scanning.
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These mobile medical trailer CT systems, equipped with high-spec CT systems that support diagnostics with high image quality and low radiation doses, are used around the world.
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At Saitama City Hospital, which recently relocated to a new building, Canon's two MRIs greatly reduce the burden on patients thanks to a wide examination space, extremely quiet operation, and high-resolution CT imaging.
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At the National Cancer Center Japan, the exposure-free diagnostic ultrasound system contributes to the early detection of cancer and the improvement of treatment accuracy.
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