FDA-cleared profile

HEPATIC VCAR

GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS SCS

Hepatic VCAR analyzes CT liver images to assess liver morphology and liver lesions with automated liver, lobe, segment, lesion, and measurement tools that a clinician can edit and confirm.

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

What this tool is for

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Exact purpose
Hepatic VCAR analyzes CT liver images to assess liver morphology and liver lesions with automated liver, lobe, segment, lesion, and measurement tools that a clinician can edit and confirm.
FDA source Exact FDA submission Checked 2026-09-04
Intended users
Qualified radiologists and other trained imaging professionals.
FDA source Exact FDA submission Checked 2026-09-04
Care setting and population
Radiology workstations, connected imaging environments, or other exact-release CT-processing workflows.
FDA source Exact FDA submission Checked 2026-09-04
Workflow role
CT image networking, processing, enhancement, triage, measurement, or professional workflow support.
FDA source Exact FDA submission Checked 2026-09-04
Required input
Supported CT or CTA DICOM images and the metadata required by the exact release-specific processing workflow.
FDA source Exact FDA submission Checked 2026-09-04
Output and human action
Processed CT image objects, measurements, notifications, or worklist outputs for professional review.
FDA source Exact FDA submission Checked 2026-09-04
Limitations
Input protocol, contrast, anatomy, model, software version, output review, and local integration limits are release-specific. Hepatic VCAR analyzes CT liver images to assess liver morphology and liver lesions with automated liver, lobe, segment, lesion, and measurement tools that a clinician can edit and confirm.
FDA source Exact FDA submission Checked 2026-09-04

Regulatory identity

FDA record and catalog context

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FDA submission
K133649
FDA source Exact FDA submission Checked 2026-08-31
Modality
CT/CTA
FDA source Exact FDA submission Checked 2026-09-04
Anatomy
Liver
FDA source Exact FDA submission Checked 2026-09-04
Clearance type
510(k)
FDA source Exact FDA submission Checked 2026-08-31
Decision date
2014-04-22
FDA source Exact FDA submission Checked 2026-08-31
FDA status
FDA-cleared
FDA source Exact FDA submission Checked 2026-08-31

Implementation

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Integration
Not established in reviewed sources
Reviewed sources checked Exact FDA submission Checked 2026-09-04

Exact submission evidence and the current vendor family material do not establish the exact site's DICOM, worklist, PACS/RIS, identity, routing, display, or fallback behavior.

Deployment and data flow
Not established in reviewed sources
Reviewed sources checked Exact FDA submission Checked 2026-09-04

Exact deployment topology, hosting, network boundaries, update mechanism, and local operational requirements are not established for this submission.

Security and privacy
Not established in reviewed sources
Reviewed sources checked Exact FDA submission Checked 2026-09-04

Public sources reviewed here do not establish the complete exact-release security posture, including identity, audit, encryption, retention, remote access, vulnerability management, backup, or incident response.

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.

Workflow role

CT image networking, processing, enhancement, triage, measurement, or professional workflow support.

exact submission · checked 2026-09-04

This is a submission-anchored intended-use summary, not a local acceptance result.

Input

Supported CT or CTA DICOM images and the metadata required by the exact release-specific processing workflow.

exact submission · checked 2026-09-04

Exact supported inputs and protocol limits must be confirmed from the complete labeling.

Output

Processed CT image objects, measurements, notifications, or worklist outputs for professional review.

exact submission · checked 2026-09-04

Output review, editing, and downstream use remain release- and site-specific.

Vendor family context

Current vendor material is product-family context for K133649 only; exact release, enabled options, deployment, and local interoperability require confirmation.

product family · checked 2026-09-04

Vendor material is not exact-release evidence unless that linkage is separately proven.

Site validation status

Exact local interfaces, deployment topology, security controls, downtime behavior, and support obligations remain unestablished.

exact submission · checked 2026-09-04

Obtain organization-specific implementation evidence before procurement or clinical use.

Evidence

Performance evidence

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Evidence summary
The exact FDA submission K133649 is the identity anchor. Its public decision material supports the submission-specific product and intended-use summary recorded here; it does not establish a general product-wide sensitivity or specificity value for this dossier.
FDA source Exact FDA submission Checked 2026-09-04
Reported sensitivity
Not established in reviewed sources
Reviewed sources checked Exact FDA submission Checked 2026-09-04

No exact submission and version-linked sensitivity endpoint is published in this dossier; do not substitute a product-family or candidate-study value.

Reported specificity
Not established in reviewed sources
Reviewed sources checked Exact FDA submission Checked 2026-09-04

No exact submission and version-linked specificity endpoint is published in this dossier; do not substitute a product-family or candidate-study value.

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

FDA submission-specific verification and validation evidence for K133649

Regulatory verification, validation, and labeling evidence reviewed for exact FDA submission K133649. · The labeled population and test materials for exact submission K133649; a general clinical study population is not established here.

exact submission · Tested version: HEPATIC VCAR (K133649) · Sponsor or vendor study

K133649

FDA regulatory evidence is submission-specific but is not independent clinical performance evidence.

Deep learning-based volumetry of the future liver remnants and prediction of candidates for major hepatectomy.

Candidate peer-reviewed literature record discovered by exact-name or identifier search. · Candidate record population; product and version linkage to K133649 was not established.

product family · Tested version: Candidate product-family record; exact FDA submission and product version linkage not established. · Independence not established

41361806

Quarantined candidate evidence: do not treat this record as exact-submission performance evidence without product and version linkage review.

Relationship of the Presence of the Inferior Right Hepatic Vein with the Right Hepatic Vein Diameter and CT Liver Volumetry.

Candidate peer-reviewed literature record discovered by exact-name or identifier search. · Candidate record population; product and version linkage to K133649 was not established.

product family · Tested version: Candidate product-family record; exact FDA submission and product version linkage not established. · Independence not established

37362359

Quarantined candidate evidence: do not treat this record as exact-submission performance evidence without product and version linkage review.

Economics and lifecycle

Budget and ongoing governance

These are common procurement questions; unknown values remain visible until a source supports them.

Pricing and total cost
Not established in reviewed sources
Reviewed sources checked Exact FDA submission Checked 2026-09-04

No public exact-release price, license fee, subscription, contract, or implementation cost was established in this review.

Reimbursement and coding
Not applicable
Not applicable Not applicable Checked 2026-09-04

CMS index context was checked, but no product-specific coverage or reimbursement determination is inferred.

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.

Buyer worksheet

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Open evaluation checklist

Research record

What has been checked

This audit distinguishes completed source review from fields that have not yet been researched.

Exact FDA record reviewedStatus
2026-09-04Last searched
27Fields reviewed
12Source classes checked
2Unreviewed 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. Exact FDA identity, indication, modality, anatomy, workflow, and limitations were reviewed using the submission as the identity anchor. Current vendor material is product-family context only. PubMed and ClinicalTrials.gov candidates remain quarantined as product-family evidence because exact submission and version linkage was not established. CMS and openFDA index context was checked. Pricing, security, deployment, reimbursement, contracted services, enabled options, and local interoperability remain unknown unless separately evidenced. Automated exact-name discovery found 2 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, acr ai central product, fda decision summary, vendor product page, implementation documentation, reimbursement policy, peer reviewed literature, clinical trial registry, fda device recall, pubmed, clinical trials, openfda device recall

Sources

Source ledger

Sources accessed through 2026-09-04.

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