IMANORD

What IMANORD does

IMANORD is an independent, physician-owned medical imaging group founded in 1968 by Dr. Jean-Louis DIONNET and headquartered in Villeneuve-d'Ascq, Hauts-de-France. The group operates 8 imaging centers across the Lille metropolitan area (Villeneuve-d'Ascq, Tourcoing, Roubaix, La Madeleine, Wattrelos, Roncq) and employs 52 staff including 37 practitioners across radiology, nuclear medicine, and obstetric sonography. It delivers 13 distinct examination modalities spanning MRI (1.5T and 3T), CT, digital radiography, ultrasound, mammography with tomosynthesis, EOS stereographic 3D imaging, Cone Beam dental imaging, scintigraphy, PET/CT (TEP Scan), osteodensitometry, and interventional radiology, all unified under a LABELIX-certified quality charter.

The technology stack combines latest-generation imaging hardware with AI-augmented clinical workflows: Deep Learning-enhanced MRI sequences are deployed across all MRI machines for faster acquisition and improved image quality, Therapixel software provides second-read support for mammography cancer detection, and Milvue provides second-read for radiography and EOS imaging. Equipment investments through 2024-2026 have added a new 2-unit IRM service at Clinique de La Victoire, two new CT scanners at GIE Tourcoing Nord and Clinique Saint-Roch, and a new TEP-Scanner at Centre Hospitalier de Tourcoing. Patient access is enabled through Doctolib online booking across all centers and a secure patient portal (Mon Portail Patient) for results and billing.

The business model operates under French social security (Sécurité Sociale) reimbursement with Secteur 1 conventioned tariffs and tiers-payant (third-party payment) arrangements. Revenue derives from per-examination imaging services reimbursed at official rates with optional controlled supplementary fees under OPTAM, billed primarily to the public health system rather than directly to patients. GTM is hybrid: patient self-service via Doctolib combined with physician/hospital referral channels. Strategic hospital partnerships with Centre Hospitalier de Tourcoing (GIE Tourcoing Nord), Centre Hospitalier de Roubaix, Hôpital Saint-Philibert (GHICL), and LNA Santé (Clinique Saint-Roch) anchor capacity expansion across the network.

Name

IMANORD

Legal name

IMANORD

Website

https://imanord.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1968

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

IMANORD is an independent, physician-owned medical imaging group operating 8 centers across the Lille metropolitan area with 37 practitioners, delivering 13 imaging modalities from MRI and CT to PET and mammography under French social security reimbursement with AI-augmented diagnostic workflows.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Medical Imaging Services

NAICS

Diagnostic Imaging Centers (621512), Ambulatory Health Care Services (621)

SIC

Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Independent Diagnostic Testing Facilities (IDTFs) & Multi-Specialty Diagnostic Centers (HLAFAKAN)

Keywords

• Medical imaging services
• Diagnostic radiology
• MRI imaging
• CT scanning
• Mammography screening

Headquarters

HQ city

Villeneuve d'Ascq

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Medical Imaging Services: Healthcare services provided to patients for diagnostic medical imaging examinations. Services are reimbursed through the French public health insurance system (Sécurité Sociale) with third-party payment (tiers-payant). Some practitioners may charge additional fees within regulated limits (Secteur 1 OPTAM)

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

IMANORD is an independent medical imaging group that delivers diagnostic imaging examinations (MRI 1.5T and 3T, CT Scanner, digital radiography, ultrasound including obstetric, mammography with Tomosynthesis, EOS 3D skeletal imaging, Cone Beam dental imaging, nuclear medicine scintigraphy, TEP Scan PET/CT, osteodensitometry, and interventional radiology) to patients referred by physicians across 8 centers in the Lille metropolitan area. Services are operated by 37 practitioners under a LABELIX quality-certified framework and are reimbursed through the French social security system with tiers-payant billing.

Product overview

IMANORD is an independent medical imaging group operating 8 centers across the Lille metropolitan area (Lille, Villeneuve d'Ascq, Tourcoing, Roubaix, Roncq, Wattrelos, La Madeleine) with 37 practitioners. The portfolio comprises 13 distinct imaging examination types unified under a LABELIX-certified quality system. Core imaging modalities include MRI (1.5T and 3T), CT Scanner, digital radiography, ultrasound, mammography with Tomosynthesis, EOS stereographic imaging, Cone Beam dental imaging, nuclear medicine (scintigraphy, PET/CT), and interventional radiology. AI augmentation includes Deep Learning-enhanced MRI sequences, and second-reader AI from Therapixel (mammography) and Milvue (radiography/EOS). Services are accessible via Doctolib online booking and Mon Portail Patient for results and billing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• IRM (MRI) Magnetic Resonance Imaging using magnetic fields and radio waves without X-rays, available in 1.5T and 3T strengths for osteoarticular, neurological, abdominal, and pelvic diagnostics. All MRI machines equipped with deep learning algorithms that improve image quality and reduce acquisition time. Targeted at patients referred for advanced diagnostic imaging.
• Scanner (CT) Computed tomography using X-rays to produce detailed cross-sectional imaging of chest, abdomen, spine, bones, heart and vessels, and to guide interventional procedures such as infiltrations and biopsies. Targeted at patients referred for cross-sectional diagnostics and image-guided interventions.
• Mammographie (Mammography) Breast radiography using low-dose X-rays with Tomosynthesis (3D mini-scanner) for early cancer detection, including screening mammography, diagnostic mammography, and breast biopsies. AI second-read (Therapixel) supports cancer detection sensitivity. Targeted at women referred for breast cancer screening and diagnostics.
• Échographie (Ultrasound) Non-ionizing ultrasound imaging for exploring muscular, hepatic, biliary, ovarian and uterine pathologies; includes general, musculoskeletal, and breast ultrasound applications. Targeted at patients referred for soft-tissue and abdominal diagnostic imaging.
• Imagerie obstétricale (Obstetric Imaging) Pregnancy ultrasound services including first-trimester dating with nuchal translucency screening, second-trimester morphological assessment, and third-trimester biometric growth evaluation; may include 3D ultrasound. Targeted at pregnant women referred for prenatal monitoring.
• EOS Low-dose stereographic X-ray system for skeletal imaging (full body, lower limbs, or complete spine) in 3D, with significantly reduced X-ray dose versus conventional radiography. Particularly suited for children and adolescents with posture disorders and for surgical prosthesis planning. Targeted at pediatric and orthopedic patients.
• Cone Beam Digital radiography technique between panoramic dental X-ray and CT scanner providing 3D reconstructions with lower radiation than conventional CT. Used for dental pathology, implant planning, orthodontics, and sinus/ENT imaging. Targeted at patients referred for dental and ENT imaging.
• Radiographie (Radiography) Standard digital radiography using low-dose X-rays for internal organ and bone imaging, primarily for fracture diagnosis and bone problem follow-up, including dental panoramic imaging. AI second-read (Milvue) enhances detection of fractures and pulmonary nodules. Targeted at patients referred for standard X-ray diagnostics.
• Radiologie interventionnelle (Interventional Radiology) Image-guided diagnostic and therapeutic procedures including biopsies, drainages, and musculoskeletal interventions (cortisone injections, hyaluronic acid, anesthetic tests) for joints, nerves, tendons, and muscles. Targeted at patients referred for image-guided therapeutic procedures.
• Scintigraphie Nuclear medicine technique using weak radioactive tracers detected by gamma camera for organ function assessment. Includes bone, cardiac, pulmonary, thyroid, and renal scintigraphy. Targeted at patients referred for functional/nuclear medicine diagnostics.
• TEP Scan (PET Scan) Positron emission tomography combined with CT for metabolic activity assessment using radioactive tracers (FDG, Fluorocholine, Fluor-DOPA). Primarily used for cancer staging and monitoring, also for cerebral, inflammatory, and infectious pathologies. Targeted at patients referred for oncology and complex metabolic imaging.
• Ostéodensitométrie (Bone Densitometry) Bone mineral density measurement using low-intensity X-rays for osteoporosis diagnosis and fracture risk assessment, particularly for post-menopausal women and elderly patients. Targeted at patients at risk of osteoporosis.

Quantifiable outcome

• 3T MRI provides superior image quality particularly for neuroradiological and osteoarticular examinations
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

AI capability3 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• LNA Santé (Clinique Saint-Roch à Roncq)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Strategic partnership with LNA Santé to operate imaging services at Clinique Saint-Roch. Imanord relocated Halluin cabinet to this site. CT Scanner installed (opening March 2026) in expansion of services.
• Centre Hospitalier de Tourcoing (GIE Tourcoing Nord)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2010Shared imaging equipment partnership including IRM and CT Scanner. Imanord radiologists provide services at the hospital. TEP Scanner installed on site (opening 2025-2026).
• Hôpital Saint-Philibert / GHICLminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1998Historical partnership for IRM services from late 1990s - one of the first three IRM units in the Lille metropolitan area. Partnership at equal share between GHICL and Imanord radiology team.
• Centre Hospitalier de RoubaixcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership in Nuclear Medicine covering both scintigraphy and TEP scanner services. Imanord nuclear medicine physicians operate at the hospital.
• Clinique du BoisminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHistorical partnership for nuclear medicine services, working with Imanord radiologists at CHRU facilities.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves22 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Affidea: Pan-European outpatient imaging operator with hundreds of centers across multiple countries. Comparable as a multi-modality imaging platform investing in AI and advanced equipment, but operates at much larger scale and broader geographic footprint than IMANORD's regional focus.
• Elsan: Major French private hospital operator providing imaging services within its clinics. Comparable as a French healthcare services counterpart with embedded imaging capacity, but a broader multi-specialty provider rather than a focused imaging group.
• Ramsay Santé: Largest French private hospital group with imaging services across its clinics. Overlaps with IMANORD in diagnostic imaging and partners with independent radiologists, but operates primarily as a hospital operator rather than a dedicated imaging specialist.

Regional players

• Inovie: Major French medical biology and diagnostic laboratory network with strong regional presence. Comparable as a French outpatient diagnostics consolidator in a related field (medical biology rather than imaging), illustrating the broader French pattern of consolidating independent diagnostic practices.
• Cerballiance: Large French medical laboratory network part of the Cerba HealthCare group. Comparable as a French outpatient diagnostics operator with regional center networks, though focused on biology rather than imaging; useful as a regional-services benchmark.

Others

• Doctolib: Dominant French online appointment booking and patient management platform used by IMANORD across all 8 centers. Not a direct competitor but a key infrastructure partner whose booking and patient-flow tooling shapes how French imaging groups access demand.
• LNA Santé: French private hospital and home-care group that is an actual strategic partner of IMANORD at Clinique Saint-Roch (Roncq). Comparable as a counterparty in co-located imaging operations and a potential acquirer or partner, though its core business is clinic operations rather than imaging services.
• Therapixel: French medical imaging AI vendor providing IMANORD's mammography second-read software. Not a competitor but a technology partner whose adoption of AI CAD is becoming a quality differentiator in French breast imaging.
• Milvue: French AI vendor delivering IMANORD's radiography and EOS second-read tool for fracture and pulmonary nodule detection. Not a peer but a technology partner, included as an adjacent AI ecosystem participant shaping competitive AI adoption in French radiology.

Direct peers

• Vidi: Largest French network of independent radiology centers, grouping together dozens of regional practices under a shared brand and IT platform. Directly comparable as an independent multi-site imaging group that aggregates regional cabinets and negotiates with national payers — same operating model, larger national scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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