US-based health technology company Hyperfine has announced the commercial launch of its Optive AI software for existing Swoop system users.
The AI-powered software significantly enhances image quality, advancing portable, ultra-low-field MRI technology for hospitals and neurology offices across the US.
Optive AI software, currently installed in several US hospitals and neurology offices, optimises each stage of the imaging process.
From noise cancellation and image acquisition to reconstruction and post-processing, the software delivers brain images with better clarity, uniformity, and sharper anatomical detail.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cleared Optive AI software in late May 2025.
The software is also available for commercial use in Australia, Canada, and New Zealand, with further international approvals anticipated later this year.
Hyperfine plans to expand the rollout to all current US customers in the coming weeks.
Hyperfine president and CEO Maria Sainz said: “This is more than a software update—it’s a milestone that reflects our commitment to sustained innovation, improved clinical performance, and driving the adoption of portable brain MRI across multiple sites of care.
“We are incredibly pleased with the feedback from the initial cases of patients scanned with the Optive AI software and look forward to broadening clinical utility with this high level of image quality for patients in different care settings inside and outside of the hospital.”
The Swoop Portable MR Imaging Systems are FDA-approved for brain imaging of patients of all ages, are portable, ultra-low-field magnetic resonance imaging devices.
They produce images that reveal the internal structure of the head, providing valuable diagnostic information when full examinations are not feasible.
The Optive AI software is fully compatible with first-generation Swoop systems, requiring no hardware modifications.
It allows current users to immediately benefit from enhanced image quality.
Also, the software supports diverse patient populations and clinical use cases in emergency, intensive care, and neurology office settings.
Jefferson Abington Hospital neuroradiology chief Jennifer Villa Frabizzio said: “With over 650 scans under our belt on the previous software, with just a single scan in critical care today after installing Optive AI software on the Swoop system, the difference is crystal clear.
“FLAIR images, especially, show markedly improved resolution and are 40 seconds faster. Kudos to Hyperfine engineers for this large leap.”
Wolfson Children’s Hospital paediatric radiology chair Chetan Shah said: “This upgrade is a true game changer for MRI technology, an overnight leap in image quality that’s rarely seen. Portable MRI can now extend beyond the ICU to serve ER patients and outpatients—a breakthrough in every sense.”
