VCH contributes to Iris, Canada’s first AI co-pilot for DI
July 27, 2022
VANCOUVER – Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) will be the primary data provider for the Iris Platform, Canada’s first artificial intelligence-based co-pilot for diagnostic imaging analysis and course-of-treatment planning and monitoring. VCH and Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute (VCHRI) are joining GE Healthcare, Konica Minolta, the University of British Columbia and BC Cancer on this project as a part of the Digital Supercluster, led by Synthesis Health.
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