iCAD has secured approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its latest artificial intelligence (AI) software solution, PowerLook Density Assessment Version 3.4.
Image: The US FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health. Photo: courtesy of The U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
The software is compatible with iCAD’s digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) platform on both GE and Hologic systems, enhancing the Company’s comprehensive suite of breast health solutions available in a single platform.
iCAD CEO Ken Ferry said: “At iCAD, we continually strive to provide radiologists with the most advanced, accurate and efficient software solutions designed for the early detection of breast cancer.
“Breast density plays a critical role in both risk assessment and accuracy, as mammography sensitivity is reduced to approximately 48 percent from an average of 98 percent in those women with dense breasts.
“Our cutting-edge technology rapidly produces consistent breast density results while reducing the risk of reader variability, enabling radiologists to more easily identify women who might benefit from additional screening.”
According to a recent study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, between 40-50% of women in the United States are considered to have dense breasts, which can increase tumor aggressiveness, as well as mask the presence of tumors in a mammogram.
iCAD’s PowerLook Density Assessment 3.4 delivers automated, rapid and reproducible assessments of breast density to help identify patients that may experience reduced sensitivity to digital mammography due to dense breast tissue.
This innovative technique, based on machine learning, calibrates the patient’s breast density to the appropriate category corresponding to the American College of Radiology’s Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System (BI-RADS) reporting system.
“Since implementing PowerLook Density Assessment, our radiologists have been able to provide more consistent breast density results for our patients during screenings. We must consider many aspects of each patient’s case at once, but PowerLook Density Assessment allows us to focus on our primary goal of finding breast cancer.
Density matters and we believe the greater accuracy of assessment with iCAD’s PowerLook Density Assessment will result in greater patient satisfaction and improve patient care,” stated Dr. Beth Ingram, MD, Radiology, Interventional at Reid Health, Indiana.
Source: Company Press Release