Editor’s note: This is the first story in a two-part series on the use of foundation models in the medtech industry. The second story will be published on Tuesday.

More medical device companies are promoting the use of “foundation models,” a type of artificial intelligence that can be adapted to a wide variety of tasks. However, there are still questions about use of the technology in the medtech industry.

In the past year, GE Healthcare promoted an MRI research foundation model , Philips announced plans to work with Nvidia to build a foundation model for MRIs, and several abstracts at last year's Radiological Society of North America meeting focused on how to assess and improve foundation models

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