The collaboration will integrate Canon’s AI-powered CT technology with Cleerly’s digital pathway solution for analysis of coronary artery disease
Canon Medical partners with Cleerly. (Credit: Ignacio DG from Pixabay.)
Canon Medical Systems has teamed up with precision diagnostic solutions provider Cleerly to offer an integrated solution for heart disease.
The partnership aims to expand the adoption of cardiac CT and create a new standard of care in heart disease.
Under the collaboration, Canon’s AI-powered CT technology will be combined with Cleerly’s digital pathway solution for analysis of coronary artery disease.
By integrating latest cardiac CT technologies, Canon and Cleerly intend to simplify and automate CT acquisition, with auto-generated reporting based on advanced whole-heart atherosclerosis analysis.
Cleerly founder and CEO James Min said: “Cleerly is delighted to announce its partnership with Canon, which will for the first time combine Cleerly’s cutting-edge whole-heart quantification and plaque characterization algorithms with Canon’s industry-leading high-definition CT acquisition and reconstruction technology.
“This groundbreaking partnership will equip physicians with heretofore unseen levels of precision when treating patients, enabling true prevention at scale.”
According to Canon, recent scientific developments in cardiac disease management position CT as a first-line tool in the diagnosis and triage of coronary artery disease.
However, widespread adoption of cardiac CT is hindered due to complexities in introducing a new imaging service-line, and the challenges of reader variability.
The Canon-Cleerly solution is said to directly addresses the challenges by offering AI-enabled whole-heart atherosclerosis evaluation, and auto-generated reports.
The integrated solution would help advance the cardiac CT programmes, regardless of customers needing a new cardiac CT imaging programme or those already have one.
Canon Medical Systems president and CEO Yuji Hamada said: “Once again, Canon has harnessed its strengths and expertise to address pressing healthcare problems, such as heart disease.
“This partnership is yet another example of how we find creative solutions to serve our customers and help them deliver the highest levels of care.”
In April this year, Canon Medical has announced expansion of its AI-based image reconstruction technology to body applications on Galan 3T MR system.