Startup raises $2 million to develop AI for neuroimaging

The artificial-intelligence healthcare startup MedyMatch, recently in the news for hiring as its head former Philips Imaging Systems CEO Gene Saragnese, has raised $2 million in seed monies to give neurorads and ED docs “a second—and potentially better—pair of eyes” when diagnosing hemorrhagic strokes.

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