Midjourney Launches Medical Division With Full-Body Scanner
The announcement marks a significant pivot for an AI image-generation company into regulated medical hardware, with a scanner that claims to be 100 times faster than an MRI.
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Midjourney announced a new division, Midjourney Medical, and the development of the Midjourney Scanner, a device that can generate a millimeter-precision 3D map of the internal body in 60 seconds. The scanner uses 500,000 acoustic devices to emit ultrasound and process terabyte-level data. Plans include FDA approval submissions and global deployment of 50,000 units by 2031.
Midjourney, best known for its image generation AI, announced on June 18 the formation of Midjourney Medical and the development of the Midjourney Scanner. The cylindrical device, large enough for a person to stand inside, is filled with water and uses 500,000 tiny acoustic devices to emit ultrasound 100 million times per second. By measuring reflected ultrasound, the scanner creates cross-sectional images of muscles and organs, then stacks them into a millimeter-unit 3D map. Midjourney says the scanner can produce this map 100 times faster than an MRI. The first-generation hardware and algorithms will be refined over the next 12 months, followed by a second-generation design. A spa-like experience site is planned for San Francisco around the end of 2027, and the company aims to install 50,000 scanners worldwide by 2031. Regular test results will be submitted to the FDA for medical device approval.
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