Canon Medical AI vs Nanox.AI
Canon's AiCE is reconstruction inside its scanners, so it arrives with a scanner order. Twenty-eight of its 98 openFDA clearances since 2018 carry AiCE or AiCE-i in the device name, on devices such as the Vantage Fortian 1.5T and the Aquilion Serve. An imaging center ordering a new CT scanner gets AiCE with it.
Nanox.AI analyses studies after they are acquired. The three solutions on its AI page work on CT: HealthCCSng reads coronary calcium on non-gated chest CT, HealthOST flags vertebral height loss and bone density, and HealthFLD measures liver density. The vendor says results connect to PACS, EMR and report systems. openFDA lists twelve AI K-numbers under the Zebra, Nanoxai and Nano-X AI names, among them chest X-ray triage (HealthPNX, HealthCXR, HealthPPT), 2D screening mammography notification (HealthMammo) and head CT hemorrhage triage (HealthICH), against the vendor's "7 FDA clearances". A 2025 validation of HealthOST found 92.0% sensitivity for vertebral compression fractures at the 20% height-loss threshold, with specificity figures starting at 52.7%.
Nanox sells to a health system that has chest CTs on file and wants calcium, bone or liver reads from them.
Radiology · Reviewed November 2, 2026

Canon Medical AI
by Canon Medical Systems
Canon's AI imaging portfolio under the Altivity umbrella, led by AiCE deep-learning reconstruction cleared as part of CT and MR scanners.

Nanox.AI
by Nano-X Imaging
CT AI for opportunistic screening: coronary calcium, vertebral fractures and liver fat on routine CT scans, for radiology departments.
When to pick each one
Canon Medical AI
- New CT or MR scanner with AiCE built in
- 28 of 98 Canon clearances name AiCE
- PIQE super-resolution MRI on Canon systems
Nanox.AI
- Calcium, bone and liver tools for CT on its AI page
- Works on scans already acquired
- HealthOST sensitivity 92.0%, specificity from 52.7%
Score
Each row shows points earned of points available under the published rubric.
Canon Medical AI
35of 100
Nanox.AI
35of 100
| Dimension | Canon Medical AI | Nanox.AI | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| FDA clearance | 18 / 18 | 18 / 18 | 0 |
| HIPAA / SOC2 / BAA | 0 / 10 | 0 / 10 | 0 |
| EHR integrations (count) | 0 / 4.2 | 0 / 4.2 | 0 |
| Top-3 EHR coverage (Epic / Oracle / Athena) | 0 / 2.4 | 0 / 2.4 | 0 |
| Peer-reviewed papers | 0 / 18.2 | 0 / 18.2 | 0 |
| RCT / meta-analysis / systematic review | 0 / 7.8 | 0 / 7.8 | 0 |
| Funding & adoption signal | 8.4 / 12 | 8.4 / 12 | 0 |
| Pricing transparency | 2.5 / 5 | 2.5 / 5 | 0 |
| Years in market | 0 / 6 | 0 / 6 | 0 |
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Pricing
Canon Medical AI
| Tier | Monthly | Annual | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enterprise and OEM | n/a | n/a | No public price. Sold with scanners. |
Nanox.AI
| Tier | Monthly | Annual | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enterprise | n/a | n/a | No public price. |
Evidence
Canon Medical AI
FDA decisions
K253625 (opens in new tab)510(k)2026-03-27
Vantage Fortian/Orian 1.5T V10.0 with AiCE
K250901 (opens in new tab)510(k)2025-07-22
Vantage Fortian/Orian 1.5T V10.0 with AiCE
K243335 (opens in new tab)510(k)2025-01-07
Vantage Galan 3T V10.0 with AiCE
K241496 (opens in new tab)510(k)2024-08-20
Vantage Galan 3T V10.0 with AiCE
K240238 (opens in new tab)510(k)2024-04-12
Vantage Fortian/Orian 1.5T V9.0 with AiCE
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K230355 (opens in new tab)510(k)2023-08-30
Vantage Galan 3T V9.0 with AiCE
K223726 (opens in new tab)510(k)2023-03-07
Aquilion Precision V10.14 with AiCE
K222819 (opens in new tab)510(k)2023-03-03
Aquilion Serve V1.2 with AiCE-i
K222968 (opens in new tab)510(k)2022-10-25
Vantage Fortian/Orian 1.5T V8.0 with AiCE
K220986 (opens in new tab)510(k)2022-09-12
Aquilion Precision V10.10 with AiCE
K222387 (opens in new tab)510(k)2022-08-31
Vantage Galan 3T V8.0 with AiCE
K220192 (opens in new tab)510(k)2022-04-08
Vantage Galan 3T V8.0 with AiCE
K220335 (opens in new tab)510(k)2022-04-05
Vantage Fortian/Orian 1.5T V8.0 with AiCE
K213305 (opens in new tab)510(k)2021-12-01
Vantage Fortian 1.5T V8.0 with AiCE
K212056 (opens in new tab)510(k)2021-08-04
Vantage Galan 3T V7.0 with AiCE
Nanox.AI
FDA decisions
K241440 (opens in new tab)510(k)2024-08-19
HealthCCSng
K233080 (opens in new tab)510(k)2024-02-08
HealthFLD
K213944 (opens in new tab)510(k)2022-04-22
HealthOST
K211803 (opens in new tab)510(k)2021-12-15
HealthPPT
K210085 (opens in new tab)510(k)2021-09-15
HealthCCSng
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K202487 (opens in new tab)510(k)2020-12-04
HealthJOINT
K200905 (opens in new tab)510(k)2020-07-16
HealthMammo
K192901 (opens in new tab)510(k)2020-05-12
HealthVCF
K192320 (opens in new tab)510(k)2019-11-26
HealthCXR
K190424 (opens in new tab)510(k)2019-06-13
HealthICH
K190362 (opens in new tab)510(k)2019-05-06
HealthPNX
K172983 (opens in new tab)510(k)2018-06-13
HealthCCS
Compliance and integrations
Documented from each vendor’s own pages.
| Spec | Canon Medical AI | Nanox.AI |
|---|---|---|
| Free tier | ||
| HIPAA | ||
| SOC 2 Type II | ||
| EHR integrations | Not specified | Not specified |
| Founded | n/a | n/a |
| HQ | JP | n/a |
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