The Verge AIJun 18, 2026, 3:12 AMRichard Lawler

Midjourney Medical Goes From Generating 'Cat Images' to Full-Body Ultrasound Scans

Original: Midjourney Medical goes from generating ‘cat images’ to full-body ultrasound scans

Midjourney debuts its first hardware product, The Midjourney Scanner, an ultrasound-based full-body imaging device.

Midjourney CEO David Holz unveiled The Midjourney Scanner, the company's first physical product — an ultrasound full-body scanner that uses a ring of sensors to capture vertical body images. The announcement marks a dramatic pivot from AI-generated imagery to medical hardware. Holz also revealed plans to open a San Francisco spa as the device's initial deployment venue.

Midjourney, best known for its text-to-image AI platform that has generated everything from surrealist art to photorealistic portraits, is making a striking leap into medical hardware. At a recent presentation, CEO David Holz unveiled The Midjourney Scanner — the company's first-ever physical product — an ultrasound-based full-body imaging device that uses a ring of sensors to capture vertical cross-sectional scans of the human body.

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