pulmonary embolism

Person holding their chest
By  Jessica Hagen 01:39 pm February 22, 2023
RapidAI, a health tech company specializing in imaging analysis software, announced it received FDA 510(k) clearance for its Rapid RV/LV product that aims to speed up the pulmonary embolism triage and care process. Rapid RV/LV analyzes Computerized Tomography Pulmonary Angiograms and calculates the ratio between the right ventricle and left ventricle after a scan. The difference in measurement...
Two people wearing scrubs and masks in a procedure room look at a tablet.
By  Emily Olsen 01:18 pm September 6, 2022
AI-backed imaging and care coordination company Viz.ai received FDA 510(k) clearance for an algorithm that could help determine the severity of a pulmonary embolism.  The startup received the agency's green light late last month for its RV/LV ratio algorithm, which measures the diameter of the ventricles of the heart to provide the ratio of the maximum right ventricle diameter compared with the...
Doctors looking at imaging results
By  Emily Olsen 11:51 am May 24, 2022
RapidAI, a health tech company that specializes in stroke imaging analysis, announced Tuesday it had received FDA 510(k) clearance for its product that aims to identify potential cases of central pulmonary embolism and alert providers. The Rapid PE Triage & Notification tool analyzes CT pulmonary angiogram (CPTA) images and alerts care teams when it finds a suspected case, so providers can...
By  Dave Muoio 12:28 pm October 21, 2020
The past couple of days have seen a handful of artificial intelligence algorithms for radiology imaging analysis receive 510(k) clearances from the FDA. Two of these, from Quantib and Ezra, are focused on the relatively untouched area of prostate cancer screening, while a third, from Aidoc, targets incidental pulmonary embolism. Quantib's software delivers an in-workflow assessment of prostate...
By  Dave Muoio 03:01 pm May 15, 2019
Aidoc, an Israeli provider of artificial intelligence products for radiologists, announced today that it has received FDA clearance for a tool that identifies potential cases of pulmonary embolism — a blockage in one of the lung’s pulmonary arteries — for expert review. “We chose to focus on this product because these are patients who might not necessarily have clear symptoms of pulmonary...