A MarketsandMarkets report found the medical robots market is projected to reach $16.74 billion by 2023, up from $6.46 billion in 2018.

A single algorithm can be used to automatically label spinal vertebrae and intervertebral discs on any type of 3D image, according to research published in the International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery.

The global surgical navigation systems market is anticipated to top $770 million by 2025, growing at a 3.2 percent compound annual growth rate, according to a XploreMR report.

Hendersonville, N.C.-based Park Ridge Health is the first hospital in the region to offer the Mazor X Robotic Guidance System for spine surgery.

NuVasive received FDA 510(k) clearance for its Pulse surgical automation platform.

Imalogix released the latest version of its diagnostic imaging, interventional radiology, cardiology and surgery platform that supports all radiation and fluoroscopy standards set by The Leapfrog Group and The Joint Commission.

Using robots in the operating room helps surgeons at Cedar Rapids (Iowa) hospitals and Iowa City-based University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics perform procedures that are faster and minimally invasive, The (Iowa) Gazette reported.

Surgeons at Springfield, Mass.-based Baystate Medical Center are using 3D printed technology in the operating room, the Daily Hampshire Gazette reported.

Here are seven spine and neurosurgeons performing robot-assisted surgery.

Saginaw, Mich.-based St. Mary’s of Michigan received a new Mako robot to help with total knee and hip replacement surgery, WSGW reported.

Fort Lauderdale-based PET Imaging Institute of South Florida is set to open its newest PET/CT facility in Fort Lauderdale at the Cypress Creek Medical Pavilion July 31.

Ritesh Shah, MD, received the IJS Innovation Trailblazer Award of Excellence for adopting the intellijoint HIP navigation system for hip surgery into his practice at Chicago-based Illinois Bone & Joint Institute, and in an ASC setting at the Morton Grove, Ill.-based Illinois Sports Medicine & Orthopedic Surgery Center.

The Medical Imaging and Technology Alliance, an organization representing radiopharmaceutical manufacturers and product developers, called on the Trump administration to exempt components and medical imaging products from the China Section 301 tariffs, which went into effect in early July. The tariffs broadly affect the robotics and machinery industries.

Stryker opened their new Fort Lauderdale. Fla.-based Mako Education Center designed to train surgeons in robotic orthopedic surgery, the South Florida Business Journal reported. The center is the only one of its kind dedicated to training surgeons in robotics.

MARS Bioimaging's large bore spectral scanner currently in development creates detailed 3D, full-color X-rays, allowing surgeons to peek inside a patient's body without having to operate, BGR reported.

Cheyenne (Wyo.) Regional Medical Center is the first hospital in the state to add Mazor Robotics' Mazor X system to its spinal surgery program.

The Surgical Review Corp. named Napa, Calif.-based Queen of the Valley Hospital a Center of Excellence in Robotic Surgery.

Lexington, Ky.-based Saint Joseph Hospital and Saint Joseph Hospital East’s three da Vinci Xi robots allow their surgeons to perform minimally invasive procedures through using small incisions, The Lane Report said.

New York City-based Medmo, a company that links patients directly with medical providers, recently launched a “pay what you can afford” platform for physician-prescribed medical imaging tests.

Farmington, Conn.-based UConn Health is the first hospital in the U.S. to use the Arveo Augmented Reality microscope, the Hartford (Conn.) Courant reports.