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AI Can Slash MRI Times, Boost Precision: India's Healthcare Export Vision

Mohit Soni of Soni Group highlighted India's potential to integrate AI with its healthcare ecosystem to create powerful, cost-effective solutions for global export. He explained that AI can dramatically reduce MRI scan times, increasing patient throughput and lowering costs. Soni emphasized that AI can assist India's limited radiologist workforce in delivering higher precision and quality care. This vision was part of a significant Indian corporate and governmental presence at the World Economic Forum aiming to turn dialogue into concrete investments.

Key Points: AI in Healthcare: India's Cost-Effective Export Opportunity

  • AI can reduce MRI time from 45 to 10 minutes
  • AI boosts radiologist precision and productivity
  • India aims to export cost-effective AI healthcare solutions
  • Over 100 Indian CEOs are present at Davos for major outreach
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"AI can help radiologists improve precision, delivering high-quality care to people": Mohit Soni, Executive Director of Soni Group of Hospitals

Mohit Soni at Davos says AI can cut MRI time from 45 to 10 mins, helping India's radiologists and creating a global export model.

"India has a beautiful healthcare ecosystem, and we can use AI... to create something very powerful and cost-effective that can be exported to anyone in the world. - Mohit Soni"

Davos, January 20

Executive Director of the Soni Group of Hospitals, Mohit Soni, noted that India has a beautiful healthcare ecosystem and stated that there is an oppurtunity for India to integrate AI to create something very cost-effective that can be exported anywhere in the world.

Speaking to ANI on the sidelines of the 56th World Economic Forum in Davos,, Mohit Soni said, "I came here on behalf of my company, Transformer Neural Scan Quest AI (TNSQ AI). We are essentially world-record-holding CT and MRI scan specialists who, over the past 14 years, have served approximately 30 lakh patients with high-quality CT and MRI scans...Everybody is looking at the USA when it comes to AI. But we have an opportunity: India has a beautiful healthcare ecosystem, and we can use AI to combine it with the healthcare ecosystem to create something very powerful and cost-effective that can be exported to anyone in the world.

"I am here with world leaders to provide access to two-thirds of the world's population that does not have access to CT scans, so we can ensure that the people of India, as well as other people abroad, can powerfully access CT and MRI scan technology..."

He also highlighted the inadequate number of radiologists available for a country like India with a 1.5 billion population

"AI has three dramatic improvements that it can do. Number one, it can reduce costs. If you're doing a regular MRI, it takes 45 minutes. But with an AI MRI, you can do the MRI in 10 minutes, which means you can do five times the number of patients on the same machine, allowing you to dramatically reduce cost...For a country of 1.5 billion people, we have barely 20,000 radiologists. AI can help radiologists improve precision and productivity, delivering high-quality care to the people of the country. With those same AI algorithms, we can export them to the world to provide that access to everybody globally..."

Over 100 Indian CEOs are in Davos, including Mukesh Ambani (Reliance), N Chandrasekaran (Tata Sons), Sunil Bharti Mittal (Bharti Enterprises), Sanjiv Bajaj (Bajaj Group), and Nandan Nilekani (Infosys). They are meeting with global investors, sovereign funds, and multinational CEOs to secure long-term capital flows.

The combined presence of central government, state governments, and top corporate leaders makes this the most comprehensive Indian outreach at Davos to date. It signals a shift from "potential" to "present" in the global economic narrative, aiming to convert dialogue into concrete investments and partnerships.

- ANI

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Rohit P
Fantastic vision. The point about 20,000 radiologists for 1.5 billion people hits hard. AI augmentation isn't a luxury, it's a necessity. If we can build cost-effective solutions here, we can truly become a global health-tech exporter. Jai Hind!
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Aman W
While the idea is good, my concern is about implementation and data privacy. Who owns the patient data these AI algorithms train on? We need strong regulations first. Also, will this reduce costs for patients or just increase hospital profits? Need clarity.
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Sarah B
As someone who has waited weeks for an MRI report in Delhi, this sounds like a dream. Speed + precision can save lives. Hope the focus remains on quality and not just cutting corners for more patients.
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Karthik V
"Made in India" AI for global healthcare export is a powerful narrative. It aligns with our digital prowess. But we must ensure our own public health system (like CGHS, government hospitals) gets access to this tech first, not just private chains.
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Nikhil C
The productivity angle is key. It's not about replacing radiologists but empowering them to handle more cases with better accuracy. This can reduce the massive backlog in diagnostic centers. Good to see Indian leaders pitching our ecosystem at Davos.

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