FDA-cleared profile

Aorta-CAD

Imagen Technologies, Inc

Aorta-CAD is a computer-assisted detection (CADe) software device that analyzes chest radiograph studies for suspicious regions of interest (ROIs). The device uses a deep learning algorithm to identify ROIs and produces boxes around the ROIs. The boxes are labeled with one of the following radiographic findings: Aortic calcification or Dilated aorta. Aorta-CAD is intended for use as a concurrent reading aid for physicians looking for ROIs with radiographic findings suggestive of Aortic Atherosclerosis or Aortic Ectasia. It does not replace the role of the physician or of other diagnostic testing in the standard of care. Aorta-CAD is indicated for adults only.

Evidence status: each field shows source quality, applicability, and review date. Research pending, information not established in reviewed sources, and vendor documentation pending are distinct outcomes.

Clinical fit

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Exact purpose
Aorta-CAD is a computer-assisted detection (CADe) software device that analyzes chest radiograph studies for suspicious regions of interest (ROIs). The device uses a deep learning algorithm to identify ROIs and produces boxes around the ROIs. The boxes are labeled with one of the following radiographic findings: Aortic calcification or Dilated aorta. Aorta-CAD is intended for use as a concurrent reading aid for physicians looking for ROIs with radiographic findings suggestive of Aortic Atherosclerosis or Aortic Ectasia. It does not replace the role of the physician or of other diagnostic testing in the standard of care. Aorta-CAD is indicated for adults only.
Public source Exact FDA submission Checked 2026-09-01

Exact-submission indication text from the ACR AI Central model card. FDA labeling remains controlling.

Intended users
Physicians
Public source Exact FDA submission Checked 2026-09-01

Intended-user text reported in the exact-submission ACR model card.

Care setting and population
Adult
Public source Exact FDA submission Checked 2026-09-01

Patient-population text reported in the exact-submission ACR model card; institutional setting may still require vendor confirmation.

Workflow role
Detection, localization, or diagnostic support
Public source Exact FDA submission Checked 2026-09-01

Conservative normalization of explicit wording in an exact-submission source.

Required input
XRAY images or data. Inclusion criteria: Adult patients with chest radiograph studies (digital X-ray)
Public source Exact FDA submission Checked 2026-09-01

Conservative normalization of explicit wording in an exact-submission source.

Output and human action
Aorta-CAD generates a DICOM Presentation State file (output overlay) for each image within a study. If ROIs are detected, the overlay includes bounding boxes surrounding each detected ROI labeled with the radiographic finding (Aortic calcification or Dilated aorta) and text indicating the suggested chronic condition (e.g., Aortic calcification suggestive of Aortic Atherosclerosis, or Dilated aorta suggestive of Aortic Ectasia). If no ROI is detected, the overlay includes the text 'No Aorta-CAD ROI(s)' with no bounding boxes.
Public source Exact FDA submission Checked 2026-09-01

Clinical output reported in the exact-submission ACR model card.

Limitations
Research pending
Needs research Exact FDA submission Checked 2026-08-31

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Regulatory identity

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FDA submission
K213353
FDA source Exact FDA submission Checked 2026-08-31
Modality
X-ray/Radiography
Public source Exact FDA submission Checked 2026-09-01

Imaging modality reported in the exact-submission ACR AI Central model card.

Anatomy
Heart/Cardiovascular
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Anatomy normalized from explicit exact-submission ACR model-card wording.

Clearance type
510(k)
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Decision date
2022-09-20
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FDA status
FDA-cleared
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Implementation

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Integration
The exact-submission ACR model card explicitly references DICOM in the described input, output, or workflow; exact interfaces, versions, and local compatibility require confirmation.
Public source Exact FDA submission Checked 2026-09-01

Interoperability terms explicitly reported in the exact-submission ACR model card; interface versions and local compatibility still require confirmation.

Deployment and data flow
On-cloud
Public source Exact FDA submission Checked 2026-08-13

Deployment category preserved from the prior exact-submission review; hosting region, data flow, and current commercial configuration still require vendor confirmation.

Security and privacy
Vendor documentation pending
Vendor confirmation Exact FDA submission Checked 2026-08-13

FDA authorization does not establish the current commercial security posture. Request data-flow diagrams, hosting and retention details, access controls, audit logging, attestations, and incident-response documentation.

Training and support
Vendor documentation pending
Vendor confirmation Exact FDA submission Checked 2026-08-13

Training, onboarding, competency, and support commitments are commercial implementation details that require current vendor documentation.

Monitoring and change control
Vendor documentation pending
Vendor confirmation Exact FDA submission Checked 2026-08-13

Local acceptance testing, production monitoring, drift review, update control, and incident escalation require a current vendor and site-specific governance plan.

Input or output interoperability

DICOM is explicitly referenced in the described input, output, or workflow.

exact submission · checked 2026-09-01

The model card does not establish every supported DICOM object, transfer method, or local interface.

Evidence

Performance evidence

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Evidence summary
Study type: Both. Cases: 5000. Reported sensitivity: 91% (95% CI: 89.6%, 92.2%). Reported specificity: 89.6% (95% CI: 88.9%, 90.2%). Reported accuracy: 0.974, 95% Bootstrap Confidence Interval: 0.971, 0.977. Reader-study cases: 244
Public source Exact FDA submission Checked 2026-09-01

Structured study metadata from the exact-submission ACR model card; this is not an independent evidence synthesis.

Reported sensitivity
91% (95% CI: 89.6%, 92.2%)
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Model sensitivity reported by ACR AI Central. Review endpoint, threshold, study population, and tested version before comparison.

Reported specificity
89.6% (95% CI: 88.9%, 90.2%)
Public source Exact FDA submission Checked 2026-09-01

Model specificity reported by ACR AI Central. Review endpoint, threshold, study population, and tested version before comparison.

No contextualized exact-version metric has completed evidence review. Regulatory-document values, when available, are shown above with their limitations.

Aorta-CAD regulatory performance study summary

Stand-alone performance and reader study (ACR AI Central category) · Adult

exact submission · Tested version: Exact product version not reported; regulatory study summarized for FDA submission K213353 · n=5000 · Independence not established

K213353

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Economics and lifecycle

Budget and ongoing governance

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Pricing and total cost
Vendor documentation pending
Vendor confirmation Exact FDA submission Checked 2026-08-13

FDA submission materials do not establish current commercial pricing. Request the pricing unit, term, minimum commitment, implementation fees, and included support from the vendor.

Reimbursement and coding
Research pending
Needs research Exact FDA submission Checked 2026-08-31

Determine whether any product-specific CPT/HCPCS pathway exists and separate it from billing for the underlying imaging service.

Safety and lifecycle

Postmarket record

Recall and adverse-event records are shown only after product matching. Adverse-event reports do not establish incidence or causality.

Postmarket safety review
Not established in reviewed sources
Reviewed sources checked Exact FDA submission Checked 2026-09-04

No native submission-identifier match was found in the checked openFDA radiology recall snapshot. Product-name, manufacturer, and adverse-event searches remain necessary; this does not establish that no recall or safety report exists.

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Research record

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Exact FDA record reviewedStatus
2026-09-04Last searched
19Fields reviewed
6Source classes checked
0Unreviewed PubMed leads
0Unreviewed trial leads
0Unreviewed FDA recall leads

Exact-submission ACR model-card fields were normalized under the current provenance rules; vendor and independent-study confirmation remain distinct. Automated exact-name discovery found 0 PubMed and 0 ClinicalTrials.gov candidate records. Candidates require human product and version matching; zero candidates is not evidence that no studies exist. Native FDA recall identifiers produced 0 postmarket candidate records; 0 have been reviewed (0 published, 0 rejected) and 0 remain unreviewed.

Candidate leads remain unpublished until a human confirms the exact product and tested version.

Source classes: fda ai list, fda decision summary, acr ai central product, pubmed, clinical trials, openfda device recall

Sources

Source ledger

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