This article was originally published on the NITI Frontier Tech Respository.

When Kalyan Sivasailam’s friend faced a two-day delay in receiving an MRI report in 2015, it underscored a critical bottleneck in India’s diagnostic ecosystem: the shortage of timely radiology services. This incident inspired the creation of 5C Network, co-founded in 2016 by Sivasailam and Syed Ahmed. 

Combining cloud infrastructure with AI-powered reporting tools, the platform ensures that medical imaging—X-rays, CT scans, and MRIs—is diagnosed quickly and accurately, regardless of geography.

Designed to facilitate coordination among five key actors—patient, hospital, radiologist, technician, and physician—5C Network now processes over 3,000 cases daily, has generated more than 8.5 million radiology reports, and serves 3,000 client sites across 24 Indian states, with a network of 500 radiologists.

Prodigi serves as the operational core of 5C Network, automating the entire diagnostic workflow. Hospitals and centres can upload medical images along with........

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