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   Midjourney, the AI art tool, announces a full-body health scanner — and its own spa to house it

   On June 18, Midjourney CEO David Holz unveiled 'The Midjourney Scanner,' a full-body ultrasound device (a scanner that uses sound waves — not X-rays — to see inside the body) that captures detailed pictures of your muscles, fat, bones, and organs. Holz compared the ideal experience to stepping on a scale: quick, routine, and ideally done once a year or even daily. To make the experience feel welcoming rather than clinical, the company is opening its own spa in San Francisco where people can come in for a scan.

   If this device reaches the public, you could one day get a detailed internal health check-up at a spa-like setting without the cost or radiation of a hospital MRI — potentially catching health issues like organ problems or unusual body composition changes before symptoms appear.

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   Midjourney says its scanner could match MRI quality — without the hospital trip

   Holz stated that The Midjourney Scanner 'aims for image quality comparable to MRI (a hospital imaging machine that takes detailed internal body pictures) in many ways,' using a ring of ultrasound sensors to take vertical slices through the body. Unlike traditional MRI machines, which are large, expensive, and found only in medical facilities, Midjourney is positioning its device as something approachable enough for regular, everyday use. The company, which has famously never taken outside investment and built itself entirely on revenue from its image-generation tool, is funding this hardware venture on its own.

   Routine, detailed body scans — currently reserved for sick patients or wealthy people with access to private clinics — could become something ordinary people do as casually as a gym visit, if Midjourney's device delivers on its promises.