A confluence of factors promoting the rapid adoption of health care AI is expected to make 2021 a pivotal year for the technology, as demonstrated by product launches at RSNA 2020.

Artificial intelligence (AI) vendors are partnering with health care providers to identify practical challenges and consider AI technology as a potential solution. This type of collaboration is crucial to successful AI adoption because the technology is designed to tackle real-world health care problems. A myriad of examples was displayed at the recent RSNA 2020 meeting.

After a year like no other for the global medtech industry, 2021 will present a different set of market challenges for device and diagnostic companies.

2019 saw fewer revenues-boosting major acquisitions by top-tier medtechs. Companies that reported after the calendar year-end were the first to see the consequences of the pandemic on their annual figures.