Singular launches medical imaging transfer platform

Singular Health continues to build on the success of its ground-breaking MedVR and 3Dicom medical imaging software. The company is backing up its development of innovative medical technologies with the release of a new blockchain-based Medical File Transfer Protocol, or “MFTP” to support the simple and secure transfer of medical files, including DICOM images.

The company says whilst digital imaging has become increasingly popular with both doctors and patients, as the technology has leapt forward the transfer of files, even as simple, flat two-dimensional images, has been largely limited by file size and bandwidth constraints of internet providers.

However, a breakthrough has been achieved with Singular’s own software.

When users now upload scans and imagery to Singular’s 3Dicom viewer application the software automatically compresses the imagery as it renders 2D images into a 3D model. Compression can result in files being up to 85 per cent smaller than the original files whilst retaining both the resolution and metadata, allowing easy transmission via the company’s MFTP for viewing and evaluation by practitioners and specialists around the world.

The ability to quickly and securely transfer the actual DICOM and design files from practitioner-to-practitioner and practitioner-to-patient provides numerous future opportunities for telehealth, collaborative review and design and a better involvement of all stakeholders in a patient’s journey. I’m very proud of our dedicated developers to deliver such a complex system and integrate it into our existing software.

The increasing popularity of Digital Imaging and Communication in Medicine, or “DICOM” has resulted in more than 80 per cent of medical patients wanting to receive and view their medical images. The shift in use and audience for medical imaging has in part prompted Singular to further develop both its MedVR and 3Dicom software packages, enabling rapid import and conversion of 2D imagery in detailed 3D models for interrogation by both patients and specialists.

Singular’s new MFTP blockchain platform is perhaps the natural evolution of this technology, with the company’s developers piggybacking on the functionality of the 3Dicom software’s file compression capabilities. These smaller files can then be easily uploaded via blockchain to private internet “cloud” storage for access by patients and doctors.

The advantage to this innovative system is that medical files become encrypted as they pass through the blockchain and can then only be decrypted and accessed by those with the appropriate permissions. This system ensures the privacy of patients and also provides a clear audit trail of individuals and organisations accessing medical files.

Interestingly, the new MFTP platform will now form the basis of the company’s “Scan to Surgery”, allowing delivery of high-quality medical imagery and scans. The MTFP will facilitate integration of digital scanning and imaging before rapid three-dimensional rendering and model delivery to patients and practitioners for use in diagnosis and any potential surgery.

With Singular Health’s suite of medical imaging software seemingly growing week by week, limited only by the wishes of the medical profession, the company looks to have found its niche in the rapidly expanding software space.

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