Technology | Artificial Intelligence | May 15, 2019

Artificial intelligence solution flags and triages PE cases in chest CT scans

FDA Clears Aidoc's AI Solution for Flagging Pulmonary Embolism

May 15, 2019 — Artificial intelligence (AI) solutions provider Aidoc has been granted U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for an additional product in its expanding suite of AI-based workflow orchestration solutions. The clearance is for Aidoc's Pulmonary Embolism (PE) solution that works with radiologists to flag and triage PE cases in chest computed tomography (CT) scans. The approval comes just weeks after Aidoc closed a $27 million funding round, bringing its total funding to $40 million.

"In addition to the significant value provided to the department by Aidoc's ICH [Intracranial Hemorrhage] solution, we recently added the PE module to the workflow," said Barry Pressman, M.D., chair of imaging at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. "I was impressed by the fact that the coverage continuously grows, allowing us to add this product in the workflow of more radiologists, becoming part of our daily work. I was also pleased by the ability of the software to prioritize PE studies accurately."

In the United States alone, up to 200,000 people a year die due to PE.1 Undetected or late-detected PE is one of the most common causes of preventable death in hospitalized patients. PE diagnosis can be highly challenging due to its variable and non-specific presentation, making AI-driven workflow triage especially beneficial. Recent research published at the 2019 European Congress of Radiology (ECR) in Vienna2 further shows the accuracy and value Aidoc's solution can provide, according to the company.

"It is clear that AI will play a tremendous role in the future of radiology," said Daniel J. Durand, M.D., chair of radiology at LifeBridge Health, Baltimore. "Considering the complexity of vascular diagnosis, we are eager to see how Aidoc's solutions can benefit our pulmonary embolism patients and bring tomorrow's technology to LifeBridge Health today."

Aidoc's solutions analyze medical images directly after the patient is scanned and notify the radiologists of cases with suspected findings, to assist with prioritization of time-sensitive and potentially life-threatening cases. Aidoc cuts the time from scan to diagnosis for some patients from hours to under five minutes, speeding up treatment and improving prognosis.

For more information: www.aidoc.com

References

1. Tarbox A.K., Swaroop M. Pulmonary embolism. International Journal of Critical Illness & Injury Science, published online March 22, 2013. DOI: 10.4103/2229-5151.109427

2. Weikert T.J., Winkel D.J., Bremerich J., et al. Abstract B-1211: AI-powered detection of pulmonary embolism in CT pulmonary angiograms: a validation study of the diagnostic performance of prototype algorithms. Presented at ECR 2019, March 2, 2019.


Related Content

News | Ultrasound Women's Health

Feb. 5, 2026 — BrightHeart, a global provider of AI-driven prenatal ultrasound, has announced the availability of its B ...

Time February 05, 2026
arrow
News | Lung Imaging

Feb. 3, 2026 — RevealDx, a leader in the characterization of lung nodules, recently announced FDA clearance of RevealAI ...

Time February 04, 2026
arrow
News | FDA

Jan. 29, 2026 — GE HealthCare has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for MIM ...

Time February 03, 2026
arrow
News | Radiology Imaging

Jan.26, 2026 — SimonMed Imaging has unveiled an updated brand and the launch of SimonMed Longevity, a new division ...

Time January 27, 2026
arrow
News | Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

Jan. 22, 2026 — Qure.ai has received a grant from the Gates Foundation to develop a large open-source multi-modal ...

Time January 23, 2026
arrow
News | Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

Jan. 20, 2026 — Hyperfine, the developer of the first FDA-cleared AI-powered portable MRI system for the brain — the ...

Time January 20, 2026
arrow
News | Mammography

Jan. 16, 2026 — Vega Imaging Informatics has announced the successful curation of the world’s largest digital breast ...

Time January 19, 2026
arrow
News | Radiation Therapy

Jan. 16, 2026 — Elekta has announced that its Elekta Evo* CT-Linac has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and ...

Time January 16, 2026
arrow
Feature | Cybersecurity | Kyle Hardner

As radiology practices shift toward cloud-based platforms and integrate AI-powered tools, will practices become more ...

Time January 14, 2026
arrow
News | Stroke

Dec. 18, 2025 — Brainomix, a provider of AI-powered imaging biomarkers for stroke and lung fibrosis, has announced ...

Time December 24, 2025
arrow
Subscribe Now