Magnetic resonance imaging
Medical imaging technique
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| 2025 | Workers at the North Aurora, Illinois plant voted to join the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), which also represents workers in Warrensville Heights, Ohio and Wisconsin. |
| 2024 |
Magnetic resonance imaging
First human MRI studies performed up to 11.7 T, creating the world's most powerful MRI scanner.
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| 2024 |
Focused ultrasound
A clinical trial of histotripsy form of HIFU for liver tumors demonstrated a 95% success rate, showing promising results in cancer treatment.
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| July 2024 | Acquired the clinical artificial intelligence business from Intelligent Ultrasound for $51 million. |
| 2023 | Leon Axel and John Greenwood jointly receive an award from the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance |
| 2023 |
Focused ultrasound
Histotripsy, a form of High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) developed by University of Michigan Professor Zhen Xu, receives U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval for destroying small cancerous tumors in the liver with minimal side effects.
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| 2023 | The company received 42% of its revenue from the United States and 13% from China, highlighting its significant market presence in these regions. |
| December 2023 |
Gadopiclenol
Gadopiclenol was approved for medical use in the European Union, expanding its availability for diagnostic imaging purposes.
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| October 2023 |
Gadopiclenol
The Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) adopted a positive opinion recommending marketing authorization for Elucirem, a contrast-enhanced MRI product from Guerbet.
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| October 2023 |
Gadopiclenol
The CHMP adopted a positive opinion recommending marketing authorization for Vueway, a contrast-enhanced MRI product from Bracco Imaging S.p.A.
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| February 2023 | Acquired Caption Health, an artificial intelligence medical technology manufacturer in San Mateo, California, for $150 million. |
| January 2023 | GE completed the corporate spin-off of GE HealthCare, establishing it as an independent company. |
| 2022 | Launched a new manufacturing facility in India. |
| 2022 | GE HealthCare introduces the digital Omni Legend PET/CT scanner, demonstrating continued innovation in medical imaging technology. |
| 2022 | James Moon and Robert R. Edelman jointly receive an award from the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance |
| 2022 |
Helium-3
Helion Energy announced their 7th fusion prototype (Polaris) aims to demonstrate net electricity from fusion and helium-3 production through deuterium-deuterium fusion using a patented high-efficiency closed-fuel cycle.
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| December 2022 |
Xenon gas MRI
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Xenon Xe 129 hyperpolarized (Xenoview) for medical use, marking it as a first-in-class medication for lung ventilation evaluation in patients 12 years and older.
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| September 2022 |
Gadopiclenol
Gadopiclenol received approval for medical use in the United States, enabling its use as a contrast agent for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to detect and visualize lesions with abnormal vascularity.
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| May 2022 | The Alvin and Mona Libin Foundation renewed their commitment to the Institute with a significant $7.5 million donation, further supporting its cardiovascular research, education, and patient care initiatives. |
| May 2022 | General Electric formed GE HealthCare to own its healthcare division, initiating the corporate restructuring process. |
| 2021 | Matthias Friedrich and Matthias Stuber jointly receive an award from the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance |
| December 2021 | Acquired BK Medical from Altaris Capital Partners for $1.45 billion. |
| July 2021 | Integrated technology from Spectronic Medical to create artificial intelligence-based software. |
| May 2021 | Acquired Zionexa, focused on biomarkers for breast cancer detection. |
| January 2021 | Acquired Prismatic Sensors AB, focused on Deep Silicon detector technology. |
| 2020 | Relocated salespeople to the Chicago headquarters from Wisconsin and regional sales offices nationwide. Also announced plans to expand the West Milwaukee manufacturing plant to produce more components for PET and CT scanners. |
| 2020 | GE HealthCare partners with SUSE to develop HELiOS (Healthcare Enterprise Linux Operating System) for their medical imaging machines. |
| 2020 | Peter Kellman and Jeanette Schulz-Menger jointly receive an award from the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance |
| 2020 | A study revealed that Clariscan, another MRI dye, was retained more in rat brain and organ tissues compared to Dotarem, potentially due to differences in gadolinium ion chelation processes. |
| 2019 | Robert Califf awarded the Libin/AHFMR Prize in Cardiovascular Research, recognizing his significant contributions to cardiovascular research. |
| 2019 | Consolidated hundreds of employees, particularly in technology, from Barrington, Illinois to its Chicago headquarters on the 16th floor of the Heller International Building. |
| 2019 | Orlando Simonetti receives an award from the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance |
| 2019 |
PI-RADS
The PI-RADS Steering Committee published an updated version: PI-RADS version 2.1.
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| 2019 |
Magnetic resonance imaging
Human MRI studies were performed at 10.5 T field strength.
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| 2018 | Christine Seidman receives the Libin/AHFMR Prize in Cardiovascular Research for her outstanding work in the field. |
| 2018 | Matthias Stuber becomes the leader of the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (SCMR). |
| 2018 | Andrew Arai receives an award from the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance |
| 2018 |
Focused ultrasound
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) in England classified transrectal High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) as a 'not recommended' method for treating prostate enlargement.
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| April 2018 | Sold several healthcare information technology assets to Veritas Capital for $1.05 billion. |
| 2017 | GE Healthcare opposed the European Medicines Agency (EMA) suspension of Omniscan and other linear agents, despite evidence of high cytotoxicity and potential dissociation after deposition. |
| October 2017 | GE HealthCare's cloud-based imaging system for the East Midlands Radiology Consortium was reported as malfunctioning, forcing hospitals to physically transport medical images by taxi due to system unreliability. |
| 2016 | Eric N. Olson honored with the Libin/AHFMR Prize in Cardiovascular Research for his impactful research. |
| 2016 |
PI-RADS
The Joint Steering Committee (ACR, ESUR, and AdMeTech Foundation) published PI-RADS version 2 in European Urology. This paper was awarded the 'Best clinical scientific paper of 2016 in European Urology' and helped gain acceptance of prostate MRI among urologists.
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| 2016 |
Focused ultrasound
US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Insightec's Exablate system for treating essential tremor, marking a significant milestone in focused ultrasound medical treatment.
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| January 2016 | The Independent reported that GE HealthCare received £1.6 million in tax benefits over the previous 12 years, while paying only £250,000 in taxes, which represented just 1.7% of its £14.3 million profit in the UK. |
| 2015 |
Helium-3
Dwayne Day wrote in The Space Review criticizing helium-3 extraction from the Moon as 'magical thinking' about an unproven technology.
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| 2012 | Eric Topol awarded the Libin/AHFMR Prize in Cardiovascular Research in recognition of his significant contributions. |
| 2011 | GE HealthCare agreed to pay $30 million to settle allegations of overbilling Medicare through its Amersham Health acquisition. The settlement involved fraudulent billing practices for Myoview, where healthcare providers were billing Medicare multiple times for the same product by maximizing vial usage. A whistleblower received $5.1 million from the settlement. |
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