Facing the shortcomings of the public health system since the COVID-19 outbreak, how is medical technology giving full play to its strengths? The 83rd China International Medical Equipment Fair (CMEF) might have some answers.

With a length of 13 meters, a China-made vehicle-mounted intelligent CT machine made a sensational appearance at the 2020 CMEF. Opening on October 19, the fair has been the largest offline exposition in the medical field since the outbreak of COVID-19.

(The intelligent CT on show at the 2020 CMEF)

The intelligent CT machine, developed by United Imaging, features a mobile imaging center applicable in all scenarios.

The first of its kind, the heavyweight three-axis vehicle can also be used for common uses, like body checks, cervical and breast cancer scanning and home visits to tumor patients, when there is no epidemic battle.

With the AI system, the intelligent CT machine can realize contactless CT scanning, avoiding doctor-patient cross infection. In the meantime, it has two passages separately for doctors and patients to pass through.

Apart from the smart CT, United Imaging, who specialize in advanced medical imaging and radiotherapy equipment, has also brought its smart screening solution to display. Combining 5G and AI technology, the solution can realize rapid imaging, AI-assisted screening, 5G-enabled primary-level triage, and remote expert diagnosis of intractable diseases. Since the outbreak of COVID-19, it has been utilized in nearly 100 hospitals like Wuhan’s Huoshenshan Hospital and the Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center, and has completed more than 20,000 cases of remote diagnosis.

Other highlights of the Chinese company include the uMR Omega with the world’s first ultra-wide 75-cm bore and the self-developed ACS platform which can cut down the complete whole-body imaging time from dozens of minutes to less than 100 seconds.