MediView® Gives Clinicians 3D X-Ray Vision by Fusing Augmented Reality with Live Medical Imaging

For decades, interventional radiologists have performed three-dimensional procedures while staring at two-dimensional screens. The cognitive dissonance is not incidental it is structural. A physician navigating a needle toward a tumor deep inside a patient's liver must mentally translate flat CT slices into spatial reality, and then reconcile that mental model with live ultrasound, all while physically looking away from the patient. The result is elevated cognitive load, compromised hand-eye coordination, and ergonomic strain that accumulate across a career. No existing imaging technology offers a true volumetric method to visualize and interact with internal anatomy during percutaneous procedures.

MediView® was founded to close that gap. The Cleveland-based med-tech company has developed a proprietary augmented reality ecosystem that combines spatial computing, mixed reality, and medical imaging to give proceduralists what it describes as 3D "X-ray vision" the ability to see a patient's bones, tissue, organs, and vasculature beneath the skin during live procedures. The technology projects patient-specific CT-based holographic anatomy and fuses it with real-time ultrasound, enabling needle trajectory planning and spatial perception that flat monitors cannot provide.

Developed through partnerships with GE HealthCare and Microsoft, and validated through collaborations with Cleveland Clinic, Mayo Clinic, the National Institutes of Health, Memorial Sloan Kettering, and NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medicine, MediView® has secured FDA 510(k) clearance for its XR90 platform and completed the world's first installation and clinical use of an AR interventional suite. In 2025, as interventional procedures grow more complex and demand for precision rises, MediView's approach represents a genuine reimagining of how clinicians see.

The 2D Problem and the 3D Solution

MediView’s core thesis rests on a well-documented limitation: flat panel monitors force practitioners to navigate 3D anatomy using 2D imaging, increasing cognitive load and requiring them to look away from the procedural site. The company's response combines spatial computing with medical imaging to project holographic anatomy that clinicians can visualize in three dimensions. The XR90 system displays organs, vasculature, and bone with depth, detail, and orientation, registered against tracked instrumentation. This spatial clarity supports more confident targeting and avoidance of critical structures—an outcome with direct implications for procedural safety and efficiency.

The XR90 Platform for Needle-Based Procedures

XR90 is a first-in-class AR visualization and navigation system for minimally invasive, ultrasound-guided soft tissue and bone procedures. Its capabilities include a holographic heads-up display that clinicians can reposition, resize, and reorient according to workspace needs; a tracked "ultrasound flashlight" that projects live imaging directly onto patient anatomy; a holographic needle guide supporting in-plane and out-of-plane trajectory planning; and voice and gesture controls for hands-free interaction. For interventional radiologists performing biopsies and tumor ablations, these features compress the cognitive distance between planning and execution. The platform's clinical validation includes cadaver-model accuracy studies and the world's first AR-assisted, non-rectal, fully transperineal prostate biopsy.

OmnifyXR and the Interventional Suite

OmnifyXR brings augmented reality into the interventional suite itself, holographically displaying up to four video streams alongside a 3D anatomy model. Designed for compatibility with GE HealthCare interventional X-ray systems including the Allia IGS and Innova IGS families, the system addresses ergonomic constraints that have long burdened proceduralists positioning restrictions, obscured displays, and time-consuming workspace adjustments. Remote collaboration capabilities enable consultation, training, proctoring, and support from any internet-connected device. For hospitals evaluating suite modernization, OmnifyXR offers a pathway to improved ergonomics without replacing existing imaging infrastructure a capital-efficient proposition that supports adoption.

Education, Urology, and Military Applications

MediView® has extended its platform into medical education, where AR visualization of 3D anatomy improves student retention, test scores, and comprehension of complex spatial relationships. The University of Findlay incorporated MediScout into its sonography curriculum, while Carle Illinois College of Medicine became the first medical school to integrate XR90 into its educational and research programs. In urology, the company is driving the transition from transrectal to fully transperineal prostate biopsy through AR-assisted image fusion an approach that reduces infectious morbidity and improves access to anterior lesions. For military medicine, MediView® is positioning its technology across the full continuum of care, from point of injury through forward surgical teams to VA medical centers, where remote collaboration and real-time guidance compensate for limited specialist availability.

The Economics of Visualization Innovation

MediView’s growth reflects the convergence of several forces: rising procedural complexity, persistent specialist shortages, and the maturation of spatial computing hardware. By improving procedural confidence and enabling remote expertise, AR visualization addresses both clinical and economic pressures facing health systems. The company's $24 million Series A, led by GE HealthCare, Mayo Clinic, and Cleveland Clinic, signals institutional confidence that visualization will become a standard layer in image-guided care. As adoption expands across interventional radiology, urology, education, and federal medicine, the value of a platform that makes 3D data actionable compounds.

Mina S. Fahim, Chief Executive Officer & President

"Today's imaging tools limit clinicians to 2D screens while they operate in 3D spaces. MediView® exists because unlocking the full potential of 3D data is not an incremental improvement, it is a fundamental change in how procedures are planned, performed, and taught."