Overview
- Midjourney publicly revealed The Midjourney Scanner as a full‑body, ultrasound‑based device that captures 3D slices using a ring of underwater transducers and about 60‑second scans.
- The system is being developed with Butterfly Network and Midjourney says each unit uses 40 Butterfly Ultrasound‑on‑Chip imaging modules plus large‑scale sensor arrays and heavy processing.
- Midjourney frames the first product outputs as 'body composition maps' to avoid immediate diagnostic claims and acknowledges that any medical diagnostic use would need FDA clearance.
- The company reported roughly a dozen prototype scans so far and plans a consumer spa in San Francisco with roughly 10 scanners aimed for launch before the end of 2027, though the product remains in development.
- Key open questions include independent clinical validation against MRI, the exact role of Midjourney’s AI in producing medical images, and specific data‑privacy policies for storing and sharing users’ scan libraries.