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Digital Diagnostics Landscape of the United States

3,559 Digital Diagnostics companies in the United States, in one picture: who is hiring, who is raising money, who founded them, where they are based, what the news is about, which skills employers want and where the research is going. Updated August 2026.

3,559companies tracked
$59.3Bdisclosed funding
219hiring right now
2,253events · 24 months
2,093,159news articles · 12 months

Who leads Digital Diagnostics in the United States

Shows the 3,559 tracked companies and highlights the top hiring firms, best‑funded firms, and the 219 firms currently hiring, with 1,534 companies having disclosed a funding round.

open roles
Hiring now
ranked by live open roles
  1. 01Insulet13last posted Aug 2026
  2. 02Masimo12last posted Jul 2026
  3. 03Natera11last posted Jun 2026
  4. 04eMed11last posted Jun 2026
  5. 05Castle Biosciences11last posted Jun 2026
  6. 06Myriad Genetics11last posted Jun 2026
  7. 07Exact Sciences11last posted Jun 2026
  8. 08Caris Life Sciences11last posted Jun 2026
219 companies hiring · 6 posted in the last 30 days
disclosed funding
Most funded
disclosed totals, all rounds
  1. 01GRAIL$2.3BPost IPO · Oct 2025
  2. 02Dexcom$2BPost IPO · Apr 2020
  3. 03Guardant Health$1.9BPost IPO · Nov 2025
  4. 04Exact Sciences$1.9BPost IPO · Mar 2019
  5. 05Freenome Health$1.4BSeries E · Feb 2024
  6. 06Caris Life Sciences$1.3BSeries D · Apr 2025
  7. 07Neuralink$1.3BSeries E · May 2026
  8. 08Jawbone$1.3BSeries F · Jan 2016
1,534 companies with disclosed rounds · $59.3B total
revenue
Revenue leaders
official filings first, else latest snapshot
  1. 01Dexcom$1.2BFY2024 filing
  2. 02Natera$696.6MFY2022 filing
  3. 03Guardant Health$301.7MFY2025 filing
  4. 04Insulet$261.3MFY2023 filing
  5. 05Myriad Genetics$200.4MFY2024 filing
  6. 06iRhythm Tech$199.4MFY2025 filing
  7. 07NeoGenomics$186.7MFY2024 filing
  8. 08Veracyte$139.1MFY2022 filing
64 companies with a revenue figure
headcount
Largest teams
ranked by tracked headcount
  1. 01Dexcom9,600tracked employees
  2. 02Natera3,293tracked employees
  3. 03Myriad Genetics2,700tracked employees
  4. 04Insulet2,600tracked employees
  5. 05Curative2,251tracked employees
  6. 06NeoGenomics2,100tracked employees
  7. 07iRhythm Tech1,657tracked employees
  8. 08Guardant Health1,351tracked employees
291 companies with headcount data
share of events
Share of voice
share of all tracked sector news events, 24 months
  1. 01Dexcom4.8%163 tracked events
  2. 02Masimo4.6%154 tracked events
  3. 03Insulet3.6%120 tracked events
  4. 04Exact Sciences2.3%76 tracked events
  5. 05Adaptive Biotechnologies2.2%74 tracked events
  6. 06NeoGenomics2.2%73 tracked events
  7. 07Hapbee1.9%64 tracked events
  8. 08Guardant Health1.8%61 tracked events
3,372 tracked events across 305 companies
web reach
Most-used apps
the sites in this sector the web visits most
  1. 01myPennMedicinetop 50kmypennmedicine.org
  2. 02DioGenixtop 50khugedomains.com
  3. 03Dexcomtop 100kdexcom.com
  4. 04Questtop 100kquesthealth.com
  5. 05Nateratop 100knatera.com
  6. 06Kardiatop 500kkardia.com
  7. 07Lingotop 500khellolingo.com
  8. 08Omron Healthcaretop 500komronhealthcare.com
765 companies here run a site with a measured audience · 52 of them sit inside the web’s top million
articles
In the news
Prism news coverage, last 12 months
  1. 01Blue Tech1,201articles in the window
  2. 02OneTouch641articles in the window
  3. 03Paloma635articles in the window
  4. 04Dexcom631articles in the window
  5. 05Masimo559articles in the window
  6. 06Exact Sciences448articles in the window
  7. 07Natera377articles in the window
  8. 08Guardant Health222articles in the window
379 of these companies drew sector coverage in the window
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How the Digital Diagnostics ecosystem in the United States grew, 2016–2025

Lists the number of companies founded each year from 2016 to 2025, noting the highest count of 308 in 2020 and the low of 26 in 2025.

Companies founded / year
new Digital Diagnostics companies in the United States
2016: 2142017: 2222018: 2132019: 2162020: 3082021: 1822022: 1472023: 1032024: 862025: 26
20162025
peak 308 in 2020
Companies raising / year
with a disclosed round that year
20162025
peak 323 in 2019
Disclosed funding / year
sum of disclosed rounds (USD)
2016: 2,840,648,8692017: 3,615,234,3332018: 5,454,589,2082019: 4,222,924,5152020: 7,171,700,6112021: 6,874,501,0702022: 4,301,646,0592023: 2,739,476,0602024: 3,053,922,2082025: 4,597,812,601
20162025
peak $7.2B in 2020

Where Digital Diagnostics companies in the United States are based

Ranks U.S. cities by the number of sector companies, with San Francisco leading at 193 firms followed by New York City (180) and San Diego (129).

San Francisco skyline — Digital Diagnostics hub in the United States
Hub 01
San Francisco
193 Digital Diagnostics companies
23% of the Digital Diagnostics companies across these hubs
193companies
$6Bdisclosed funding
21hiring now
Photo Wikipedia · San Francisco · CC BY-SA 4.0
New York City skyline — Digital Diagnostics hub in the United States
Hub 02
New York City
180 Digital Diagnostics companies
21% of the Digital Diagnostics companies across these hubs
180companies
$2.4Bdisclosed funding
10hiring now
Photo Wikipedia · New York City · CC BY-SA 4.0
San Diego skyline — Digital Diagnostics hub in the United States
Hub 03
San Diego
129 Digital Diagnostics companies
15% of the Digital Diagnostics companies across these hubs
129companies
$4.7Bdisclosed funding
7hiring now
Photo Wikipedia · San Diego · CC BY-SA 4.0
Boston skyline — Digital Diagnostics hub in the United States
Hub 04
Boston
93 Digital Diagnostics companies
11% of the Digital Diagnostics companies across these hubs
93companies
$2.1Bdisclosed funding
7hiring now
Photo Wikipedia · Boston · CC BY-SA 4.0
Cambridge skyline — Digital Diagnostics hub in the United States
Hub 05
Cambridge
74 Digital Diagnostics companies
9% of the Digital Diagnostics companies across these hubs
74companies
$2.2Bdisclosed funding
10hiring now
Photo Wikipedia · Cambridge · CC BY-SA 4.0
Los Angeles skyline — Digital Diagnostics hub in the United States
Hub 06
Los Angeles
64 Digital Diagnostics companies
8% of the Digital Diagnostics companies across these hubs
64companies
$725.1Mdisclosed funding
5hiring now
Photo Wikipedia · Los Angeles · CC BY-SA 4.0
Austin, a Digital Diagnostics hub in the United States
Hub 07
Austin
63 Digital Diagnostics companies
7% of the Digital Diagnostics companies across these hubs
63companies
$1.3Bdisclosed funding
9hiring now
generated artwork
Irvine, a Digital Diagnostics hub in the United States
Hub 08
Irvine
54 Digital Diagnostics companies
6% of the Digital Diagnostics companies across these hubs
54companies
$745.4Mdisclosed funding
5hiring now
generated artwork

The Digital Diagnostics market map of the United States: what these companies actually do

Breaks down product sub‑categories, showing enterprise tech (2,632 firms) as the largest, and identifies subscription as the most common revenue model (2,469 firms).

  • Enterprise Tech2,632 companies · $49.9B raised · 177 hiring
  • Healthtech2,321 companies · $25.3B raised · 142 hiring
  • Life Sciences1,951 companies · $46.1B raised · 131 hiring
  • Consumer Digital1,187 companies · $12.5B raised · 62 hiring
  • Chronic Disease Management1,017 companies · $14.5B raised · 77 hiring
  • Enterprise Software978 companies · $11.7B raised · 52 hiring
  • Medical Devices959 companies · $17B raised · 65 hiring
  • IoT in Healthcare676 companies · $11.6B raised · 45 hiring
  • Deep Tech579 companies · $20.9B raised · 48 hiring
  • Non-Invasive Health Monitoring Devices470 companies · $8.7B raised · 36 hiring
  • Consumer Internet of Things452 companies · $8.6B raised · 25 hiring
  • Vital Signs Monitoring379 companies · $2B raised · 26 hiring

Monetization

How Digital Diagnostics companies make money

How many companies earn revenue each way. Plenty use more than one model, so the counts add up to more than the sector.

Subscription2,469
Physical Commerce635
E-Commerce - Product558
Fee-For-Service415
Commission on Transaction81
Advertising56
E-Commerce - Service39
Sponsorship7

Funding, M&A and the deals moving Digital Diagnostics in the United States

Earnings 644Leadership 409Funding 405M&A 210IPO 117Announcement 107Lawsuit 81Contracts 72Assets 50Capital 37
  • FundingAclarion Inc. (Nasdaq: ACON), a Broomfield-based health-care technology that early this year raised $10.4 million through a stock sale, recently reported that its “existing cash resources are sufficient to fund operations into the second half of 2027.”2026-05-05
  • FundingTechcyte has now raised a total of $50.4M in total equity funding and is backed by Mayo Clinic, Van Tuyl Companies, and Zoetis.2026-05-04
  • FundingIterative Health has netted $77m in a Series C funding round to expand and scale its artificial intelligence (AI)-powered clinical research network, which the company claims can address ongoing recruitment challenges faced by trial sponsors.2026-05-01
  • M&AAzra AI acquires Thynk Health2026-05-01
  • FundingTrinity Capital Inc. (Nasdaq: TRIN) ... commitment of up to $35 million in equipment financing to Torus.2026-04-30
  • FundingAidoc Raises $150M Series E for Clinical AI Scaling2026-04-29
  • FundingLucid Diagnostics on Thursday announced that it had priced an underwritten registered direct offering of 18,000,000 common shares at a purchase price of $1.00 per share for total expected gross proceeds of $18 million.2026-04-23
  • FundingNegative Sentiment: HeartBeam closed a $10.0M public offering to fund commercialization and AI initiatives — the cash reduces funding risk but the equity issuance is dilutive and often depresses short‑term share prices. Media coverage noted selling pressure around the offering.2026-04-19
  • M&AFunction Health has acquired Getlabs, an online at-home lab sample collection service.2026-04-14
  • FundingBeacon Biosignals has raised $97m to advance development of its electroencephalogram (EEG) recording technology in areas including precision medicine and diagnostics.2026-04-07

Mergers and acquisitions

Deals from the last 24 months where a Digital Diagnostics company in the United States was the buyer or the one bought, newest first. “Undisclosed” means the price was never published — not that the deal was worth nothing.

AcquirerTargetDeal valueStatusDate
danaherMasimo$9.9BPending2026-05-04
azra aiThynk HealthundisclosedAnnounced2026-05-01
abbott laboratoriesExact Sciencesundisclosed2026-04-16
Function HealthgetlabsundisclosedAnnounced2026-04-14
AngelEye HealthSupportSpot PlatformundisclosedAnnounced2026-03-30
NeoGenomicsPathline$8.5MCompleted2026-03-06

Who is listing, hiring leaders, launching and winning work

Details specific event types such as IPO filings, leadership changes, product launches, and contract wins for companies in the sector.

IPO pipeline
42 companies listed or filing · last 24 months
Leadership moves
80 tracked people moves · last 12 months
  • Delfi DiagnosticsCharles Newton · Appointment → Board MemberMay 2026
  • Guardant HealthCraig Eagle · Resignation — was Chief Medical OfficerMay 2026
  • AclarionDaniel Keefe · Appointment → Commercial Director for the Western United StatesApr 2026
  • DarioHealthJohn R. Palumbo · Appointment → Board MemberApr 2026
  • SpectralDavid McGuire · Appointment → Chief Financial OfficerApr 2026
  • SpectralVincent S. Capone · Promotion → Chief Executive OfficerApr 2026
  • InsuletCristal Downing · Appointment → chief corporate affairs officerApr 2026
  • InsuletEric Benjamin · Promotion → Chief Operating Officer (COO)Apr 2026
Product launches
tracked launches · last 12 months
Contract wins
39 customer wins · last 24 months
Workforce actions
8 companies cutting roles · last 24 months
  • Cepheid~34 roles reported · demand for COVID-19 test kits wanesNov 2025
  • Dexcom~305 roles reported · manufacturing relocationSep 2025
  • T2 Biosystemsscale undisclosedFeb 2025
  • Endo Health~15% of workforce reportedFeb 2025
  • Sequenom~50 roles reported · cost reductionFeb 2025
  • Somatix~25 roles reported · cost reductionFeb 2025
Regulatory & litigation
36 regulatory events · 33 tracked suits · 24 months
  • Lumos Diagnosticsapproved for U.S. point-of-care use — FDAApr 2026
  • Guardant Healthapproved as primary screening option for colorectal cancer — US Food and Drug AdministrationFeb 2026
  • Earth Science techForm 211 clearance — FINRAJan 2026
  • HeartSciences — U.S. Food and Drug AdministrationDec 2025
  • masimo v u.s. customs and border protectionblood oxygen features restoration · DismissedApr 2026
  • masimo v U.S. International Trade Commissionban on Apple WatchesApr 2026
Earnings pulse
companies reporting results · last 24 months
74 companies reporting663 company-quarters trackedbeat 180miss 35in line 9

Half of these companies grew revenue faster than +23.0%, half slower.

Who is building Digital Diagnostics in the United States

Profiles 2,670 founders and CEOs across 1,858 firms, noting Stanford (71 alumni) and MIT (70) as top alma maters and Google (11) as the most common prior employer.

Founders and chief executives12 of 2,670, from the best-funded companies on this page
Bob Ragusa
Chief Executive Officer
Bob Ragusa

Dante Labs, ex-Affymetrix, ex-Life Technologies, University of Connecticut

Kevin Sayer
CEO & President
Kevin Sayer

Ex-CFO Biosensors International. Brigham Young University BS 1983

Helmy Eltoukhy
Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer
Helmy Eltoukhy
repeat founder

Sheffield United Football Club, ex-Illumina. Stanford University BS 2000, MS 2001, PhD 2006

Kevin Conroy
Chairman & CEO
Kevin Conroy

Exact Sciences, ex-Third Wave Technologies, ex-Ge Healthcare, University of Michigan Law School, 1991

Riley Ennis
Co-Founder & CPO
Riley Ennis

Foundation, Co-Founder Freenome & Oncolinx, ex-Foundation Medicine, Syros Pharmaceuticals, Morgan Stanley. Dartmouth College BA 2015

Dongjin Seo
Co-Founder, President
Dongjin Seo

Caltech BS, University of California, Berkeley PhD

Sumit Nagpal
Co-Founder & CEO
Sumit Nagpal

HIMSS, Ex CEO Alere Accountable Care Solutions, Wellogic. Hospitalia Eastern.

John Farquhar
President and Chief Executive Officer
John Farquhar

Heartflow, ex-Medtronic, ex-General Mills, Duke University

James Min
Founder & CEO
James Min

Ex-Weill Cornell Medicine. Temple University - Lewis Katz School of Medicine MD

Elad Walach
Co-Founder & CEO
Elad Walach

Ex-Talpiot, IAF. The Hebrew University BSc 2009, Tel Aviv University MS 2014

John Sperzel
CEO
John Sperzel

CEO-Osler Diagnostics · Ex-T2 Biosystems, Chembio Diagnostic Systems, Accriva Diagnostics · Plymouth State University BS 1986

John Kokulis
Co-Founder
John Kokulis

Founder Constantine Partners, ex-Allegro Microsystems, Unitrode. Tufts University BSME 1981, Boston University School of Management MBA 1983

Where the founders studied
alma mater on record for 513 of 2,670 founders
Stanford University71
Massachusetts Institute of Technology70
Harvard University68
University of Pennsylvania42
Harvard Business School34
Cornell University33
University of California (Berkeley)30
Duke University26
Where they worked before
a previous employer on record for 63 of 2,670 founders
Google11
McKinsey10
Intel9
Microsoft9
Goldman Sachs5
Amazon4
Cisco4
Morgan Stanley4
Founders flagged as repeat founders
of 2,372 founders with a profile on this page
31
carry a repeat-founder flag
  • flagged as repeat founders31
  • no repeat-founder flag2,341
Women and men among the founders
first names matched for 2,398 of 2,670 founders
17%
of matched founders are women
  • women406
  • men1,992
Inferred from first names, using 119 million people who state their own gender: a first name counts only where at least 20 of them share it and at least 90% of those share the same gender. The other 272 founders go in neither column.
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Who funds Digital Diagnostics in the United States

Summarizes 4,017 funding rounds since 2016 from 2,205 investors, with the typical round size of $1.9 million.

Investor · most active investors since 2016RoundsLedLatest
HHS754Sep 2025
National Science Foundation102Dec 2025
NIH701Dec 2025
Y Combinator5834Jun 2025
Khosla Ventures4317Jan 2026
America’s Seed Fund40Oct 2023
Europa26Jan 2024
LabCorp256Aug 2025
Google Ventures247May 2026
Andreessen Horowitz2210Nov 2025
Stage mix · rounds since 2016
Seed & Angel985
Series A–B995
Series C+ / PE305
Grants, debt & other1,732

The typical round is $1.9M — half were bigger, half smaller.

The biggest Digital Diagnostics funding rounds in the United States

Lists the ten largest disclosed funding rounds, highlighting GRAIL’s $1.2 billion Series B as the biggest.

CompanyRoundSizeWhenBackers
GRAILSeries Bmega-round$1.2BFeb 2017Arch Venture Partners, Johnson & Johnson Innovation, McKesson Ventures +5 more
Caris Life SciencesSeries Dmega-round$830MMay 2021T. Rowe Price, Silver Lake, Fidelity Investments +8 more
NeuralinkSeries Emega-round$650MMay 2025Founders Fund, Google Ventures, Sequoia Capital +3 more
T2 BiosystemsSeries Emega-round$400MMar 2013Flybridge Capital Partners, Polaris Partners, Aisling Capital +7 more
GRAILSeries Dmega-round$390MNov 2019PSP Investments, CPP Investments, Illumina
Guardant HealthSeries Emega-round$360MAug 2017Sequoia Capital, Khosla Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners +3 more
NeuralinkSeries Dmega-round$323.2MAug 2023Founders Fund, Advaita Capital, Setcoin Group +5 more
Freenome HealthSeries Dmega-round$300MNov 2021Perceptive Advisors, RA Capital Management, BrightEdge +28 more
GRAILSeries Cmega-round$300MMay 2018Ally Bridge Group, Hillhouse, 6 Dimensions Capital +8 more
Function HealthSeries Bmega-round$298MNov 2025Redpoint Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Aglae Ventures +7 more
Venture round sizes · 2023–2025
<$1M117
$1–10M210
$10–50M115
$50–250M38
>$250M4

484 venture rounds with a disclosed amount in the window.

Fresh cheques · last 6 months

What the news says about Digital Diagnostics in the United States

Records 2,093,159 news articles in the last year, with coverage focused on administrative, geopolitical, and international political topics.

News volume
Digital Diagnostics coverage across United States · articles per quarter
2021Q2: 456,7602021Q3: 478,0532021Q4: 457,1632022Q1: 496,2602022Q2: 488,3272022Q3: 502,6812022Q4: 563,5762023Q1: 585,4562023Q2: 582,7842023Q3: 522,4532023Q4: 489,4292024Q1: 503,7792024Q2: 490,7512024Q3: 479,3892024Q4: 506,0772025Q1: 763,9982025Q2: 524,4172025Q3: 1,263,9052025Q4: 256,0592026Q1: 372,1932026Q2: 201,002
2021Q22026Q2
peak 1,263,905 in 2025Q3 · 2,093,159 articles in the last 12 tracked months
Tone of coverage
share of articles by dominant sentiment (positive / neutral / negative)
202120232025
Positive-tone share moved 18% → 21%, negative 19% → 28% across 2021–2025.

What the coverage is about

The subjects that dominate Digital Diagnostics news in United States. The arrow shows whether each one is being written about more or less than a year ago.

  • Administrative and political subdivisions4,330,832▲+17%
  • Geopolitical disputes and contested areas320,226▲+30%
  • International and transnational geographic entities320,058▲+30%
  • International political relations208,190→+3%
  • Security and defense policies145,336▲+19%
  • International relations and diplomacy95,889→-8%
  • Geographic naming conventions and etymology81,651▲+384%
  • Trade policies and agreements73,442▼-27%
  • Human rights advocacy reports69,514▼-26%
  • Political asylum and refugee policies56,274▼-30%
Most-covered companies · last 12 months

379 Digital Diagnostics companies here were named in the news over this period.

Prism

Watch Digital Diagnostics coverage in United States as it happens

Prism follows these subjects story by story — which companies are named, what is said about them and how the tone moves.

Momentum

The words getting louder — and quieter

Which terms are showing up in more stories than a year ago, and which are fading. The percentage is the change in how many articles mention them.

countries+100%etf trading+144%oil price volatility+129%etfs+148%sector etfs+145%etf products+160%etf structures+154%export sanctions+180%commodity trading+150%legal betting states+70%
tariff negotiations-40%free trade deals-37%stock price-41%trade enforcement-38%olympic team selections-52%

The pressures the press keeps returning to

Three recurring angles in United States Digital Diagnostics coverage, and whether each is getting more attention year on year (through 2025).

Regulatory Risk ▲ rising
1,535,917 articles touch this dimension · 41.6% critical tone
20212025
signals: territories, disputed islands, tariff negotiations
Funding Momentum ▲ rising
243,833 articles touch this dimension · 46.3% critical tone
20212025
signals: investment deal, inflation reports fx, currency intervention policies
Growth ▲ rising
367,623 articles touch this dimension · 36.3% critical tone
20212025
signals: earnings report, quarterly results, quarterly financials

Digital Diagnostics jobs in the United States: who is hiring and what they ask for

Reports 7,828 job postings from 312 employers in the past year, listing common skills like Excel and Salesforce and a median salary of $105 k.

7,828postings · last 12 months
11,941postings tracked overall
312employers advertising
$105kmedian advertised salary/yr (n=672)

Demand

The Skills Employers Ask For

What Digital Diagnostics employers in the United States put in their job ads. The bar is how many postings ask for it; the arrow shows whether demand grew or shrank against the year before.

  • excel232
  • word131
  • powerpoint127
  • microsoft office120
  • salesforce112
  • sap91
  • python88
  • typescript83
  • outlook81
  • crm70
What level are these roles?
Entry173
Intern112
Senior1,315
Lead566
Manager2,308
What they pay, by level
  • Manager$118k/yr (n=163)
  • Senior$130k/yr (n=98)
Most advertised titles
  • Director - Global Biopharma Business Development Lead152
  • Chairman - Precision Oncology Alliance120
  • Emr Order And Result Interface Engineer81
  • Attorney - Entry Level75
  • Special Education Teacher - 2026-2027 School Year74
  • Account Executive59

What Digital Diagnostics research in the United States is working on

Counts 634 U.S.‑affiliated academic papers, of which 544 discuss opportunities, 15 raise cautions, and 14 identify common problems.

How this field talks about itself
United States-affiliated Digital Diagnostics papers (gold) against all published research (grey)
Promising50.8% · 37.5%1.4×
Breakthrough35.0% · 25.8%1.4×
Comparative6.5% · 3.9%1.7×
Descriptive3.2% · 17.7%0.2×
Cautionary2.4% · 4.4%0.5×
Problem-identifying1.9% · 9.7%0.2×

United States-affiliated Digital Diagnostics literature runs 1.4× more “promising” than science at large (50.8% vs 37.5% baseline).

How the work is done
Methods-led74.1%
Empirical18.6%
Reviews6.3%
Position pieces0.9%
How the research reads

99% positive · 1% neutral · 0% negative, across 634 papers.

The institutions doing the work · United States
  • National Center for Biotechnology Information4k
  • National Institutes of Health4k
  • Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey3k
  • University of Chicago2k
  • Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute2k
  • General Electric2k

ranked by how often their work is cited

Leading researchers · United States-affiliated work

Xiaosong Wang · Le Lu · Yifan Peng · Zhiyong Lu · Mohammadhadi Bagheri · Anant Madabhushi · Metin N. Gürcan · Laura E. Boucheron

The most-cited breakthroughs
  • ChestX-Ray8: Hospital-Scale Chest X-Ray Database and Benchmarks on Weakly-Supervised Classification and Localization of Common Thorax Diseases · 3k cites
  • A curated mammography data set for use in computer-aided detection and diagnosis research · 761 cites
  • Lung Segmentation in Chest Radiographs Using Anatomical Atlases With Nonrigid Registration · 650 cites
  • A deep feature fusion methodology for breast cancer diagnosis demonstrated on three imaging modality datasets · 389 cites
  • A Boosted Bayesian Multiresolution Classifier for Prostate Cancer Detection From Digitized Needle Biopsies · 257 cites
Common problems researchers identify14 papers · 2 recurring themes
Challenges in Computer‑Aided Detection — Common problems researchers identify
Problems · theme 01
Challenges in Computer‑Aided Detection
7 papers · 50.0% of this block
2022: 69 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 73 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 100 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 60 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 69 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 73 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 100 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 60 of every 10,000 papers on this subject▼ -12% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Researchers highlight limitations and unresolved issues in current computer‑aided detection and diagnosis systems for imaging.
Computer-aided diagnosis · Medical physics
“Evaluation of computer-aided detection and diagnosis systems<sup>a)</sup>”
7 of these papers raise it as a problem
Segmentation and Diagnosis Difficulties — Common problems researchers identify
Problems · theme 02
Segmentation and Diagnosis Difficulties
3 papers · 21.4% of this block
2022: 691 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 713 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 774 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 904 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 691 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 713 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 774 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 904 of every 10,000 papers on this subject▲ +31% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Papers point to persistent problems in segmenting images and accurately diagnosing pulmonary nodules.
Segmentation · Computer-aided diagnosis
“How AI Can Help in the Diagnostic Dilemma of Pulmonary Nodules”
3 of these papers raise it as a problem

A further 4 papers sit in smaller, scattered themes.

Cautions15 papers · 2 recurring themes
Caution on Breast Imaging CAD — Cautions
Cautions · theme 01
Caution on Breast Imaging CAD
8 papers · 53.3% of this block
2022: 1,293 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 1,659 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 1,450 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 1,333 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 1,293 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 1,659 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 1,450 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 1,333 of every 10,000 papers on this subject▲ +3% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Authors urge careful evaluation of computer‑aided detection performance in digital mammography.
Mammography · Breast cancer · Digital mammography · Computer-aided diagnosis
“Computer-aided detection of breast masses depicted on full-field digital mammograms: a performance assessment”
8 of these papers raise it as a problem
Risks in Colonoscopy CAD — Cautions
Cautions · theme 02
Risks in Colonoscopy CAD
4 papers · 26.7% of this block
2022: 8 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 9 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 6 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 8 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 8 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 9 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 6 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 8 of every 10,000 papers on this subject▲ +5% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Studies warn about potential pitfalls when applying computer‑aided diagnosis to colonoscopic imaging.
Colonoscopy · Computer-aided diagnosis
“Computer-aided diagnosis for colonoscopy”
4 of these papers raise it as a problem

A further 3 papers sit in smaller, scattered themes.

Opportunities533 papers · 7 recurring themes
Advances in Breast Imaging Analysis — Opportunities
Opportunities · theme 01
Advances in Breast Imaging Analysis
125 papers · 23.5% of this block
2022: 1,293 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 1,660 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 1,450 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 1,333 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 1,293 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 1,660 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 1,450 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 1,333 of every 10,000 papers on this subject▲ +3% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Work explores new pattern‑recognition methods for mammography, MRI, and ultrasound to improve breast cancer detection.
Mammography · Breast cancer · Pattern recognition · Breast MRI
“Improved Classification of Benign and Malignant Breast Lesions Using Deep Feature Maximum Intensity Projection MRI in Breast Cancer Diagnosi”
CAD for Radiology Workflow — Opportunities
Opportunities · theme 02
CAD for Radiology Workflow
122 papers · 22.9% of this block
2022: 1,141 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 1,065 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 1,039 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 531 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 1,141 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 1,065 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 1,039 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 531 of every 10,000 papers on this subject▼ -54% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Research proposes computer‑aided tools to streamline radiology processes and enhance renal and breast imaging interpretation.
Computer-aided diagnosis · Renal function · Radiology · Workflow
“A Computer Aided Diagnosis System in Mammography Using Artificial Neural Networks”
Lung Nodule Detection Innovations — Opportunities
Opportunities · theme 03
Lung Nodule Detection Innovations
100 papers · 18.8% of this block
2022: 1,303 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 1,316 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 1,259 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 1,127 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 1,303 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 1,316 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 1,259 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 1,127 of every 10,000 papers on this subject▼ -14% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Papers present novel deep‑learning techniques for classifying and diagnosing pulmonary nodules on CT scans.
Nodule · Lung cancer · Lung · Computer-aided diagnosis
“Computer‐aided diagnosis of pulmonary nodules on CT scans: Improvement of classification performance with nodule surface features”
General Pattern‑Recognition Techniques — Opportunities
Opportunities · theme 04
General Pattern‑Recognition Techniques
94 papers · 17.6% of this block
2022: 1,510 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 1,454 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 1,304 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 1,608 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 1,510 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 1,454 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 1,304 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 1,608 of every 10,000 papers on this subject▲ +6% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Studies develop convolutional networks and feature extraction methods for diverse segmentation tasks across medical imaging.
Pattern recognition · Segmentation · Convolutional neural network · Feature extraction
“Brain Tumor Classification via Statistical Features and Back-Propagation Neural Network”
False‑Positive Reduction Strategies — Opportunities
Opportunities · theme 05
False‑Positive Reduction Strategies
41 papers · 7.7% of this block
2022: 116 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 106 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 80 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 93 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 116 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 106 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 80 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 93 of every 10,000 papers on this subject▼ -20% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Research focuses on algorithms that lower false‑positive rates in computer‑aided detection of nodules and polyps.
False positive paradox · Computer-aided diagnosis · Software · Nodule
“Computer-Aided Tumor Detection Based on Multi-Scale Blob Detection Algorithm in Automated Breast Ultrasound Images”
Virtual Colonoscopy Enhancements — Opportunities
Opportunities · theme 06
Virtual Colonoscopy Enhancements
26 papers · 4.9% of this block
2022: 9 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 11 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 8 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 10 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 9 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 11 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 8 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 10 of every 10,000 papers on this subject▲ +4% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Works aim to improve computer‑aided detection in CT colonography through advanced modeling of partial‑volume effects.
Virtual colonoscopy · Computer-aided diagnosis · Colonoscopy · Partial volume
“CT colonography: Advanced computer‐aided detection scheme utilizing MTANNs for detection of “missed” polyps in a multicenter clinical trial”
Prostate Cancer Imaging Advances — Opportunities
Opportunities · theme 07
Prostate Cancer Imaging Advances
25 papers · 4.7% of this block
2022: 92 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 101 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 80 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 67 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 92 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 101 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 80 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 67 of every 10,000 papers on this subject▼ -27% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Papers introduce deep‑learning models for grading and diagnosing prostate cancer from MRI data.
Prostate cancer · Prostate · Effective diffusion coefficient · Grading
“Classification of clinical significance of MRI prostate findings using 3D convolutional neural networks”

Which of these themes are growing fastest

Tracks the changing share of research themes worldwide from 2022 to 2025.

Problems
how much more (or less) of the world’s research on this subject each theme took up, 2022→2025
gaining sharelosing share
Segmentation and Diagnosis Difficulties▲+31%
Challenges in Computer‑Aided Detection▼-12%
Cautions
how much more (or less) of the world’s research on this subject each theme took up, 2022→2025
gaining sharelosing share
Risks in Colonoscopy CAD▲+5%
Caution on Breast Imaging CAD▲+3%
Opportunities
how much more (or less) of the world’s research on this subject each theme took up, 2022→2025
gaining sharelosing share
General Pattern‑Recognition Techniques▲+6%
Virtual Colonoscopy Enhancements▲+4%
Advances in Breast Imaging Analysis▲+3%
Lung Nodule Detection Innovations▼-14%
False‑Positive Reduction Strategies▼-20%
Prostate Cancer Imaging Advances▼-27%
CAD for Radiology Workflow▼-54%
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