FDA-cleared profile

TeraRecon Aorta.CT (1.1.0)

TeraRecon, Inc.

TeraRecon Aorta.CT is intended to provide an automatic 3D segmentation and label anatomical landmarks of the Aorta. The results of TeraRecon Aorta.CT are intended to be used in conjunction with other patient information by trained professionals who are responsible for making any patient management decision per the standard of care. TeraRecon Aorta.CT is a software as a medical device (SaMD) deployed as a containerized application. The device inputs are CT Angiography with contrast DICOM images. The device outputs are DICOM result files which may be viewed utilizing DICOM-compliant systems. The device does not alter the original input data and does not provide a diagnosis. TeraRecon Aorta.CT is indicated to generate results from aortic CT Angiography scans taken of adult patients except patients with pre-existing aortic device, bicuspid aortic valve anomaly, aortic dissection, aortic rupture, and abdominal metallic devices. The device is not specific to any gender, ethnic group, or clinical condition.

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
TeraRecon Aorta.CT is intended to provide an automatic 3D segmentation and label anatomical landmarks of the Aorta. The results of TeraRecon Aorta.CT are intended to be used in conjunction with other patient information by trained professionals who are responsible for making any patient management decision per the standard of care. TeraRecon Aorta.CT is a software as a medical device (SaMD) deployed as a containerized application. The device inputs are CT Angiography with contrast DICOM images. The device outputs are DICOM result files which may be viewed utilizing DICOM-compliant systems. The device does not alter the original input data and does not provide a diagnosis. TeraRecon Aorta.CT is indicated to generate results from aortic CT Angiography scans taken of adult patients except patients with pre-existing aortic device, bicuspid aortic valve anomaly, aortic dissection, aortic rupture, and abdominal metallic devices. The device is not specific to any gender, ethnic group, or clinical condition.
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
Trained professionals (e.g., radiologists) responsible for making patient management decisions per the standard of care.
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
Segmentation or contouring
Public source Exact FDA submission Checked 2026-09-01

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

Required input
CTA images or data. Inclusion criteria: Patients must be 18 or older; must have had a CT Angiography scan for cardiac or CT Angiographic scan for abdomen or for both covering cardiac and abdominal aorta; validation data enriched with patients with clinical diagnosis of aortic dilation/aneurysm and/or aortic valve disease.
Public source Exact FDA submission Checked 2026-09-01

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

Output and human action
The device outputs DICOM Seg and DICOM CoF files representing automatic 3D segmentation of the aorta lumen and aorta wall, as well as 22 anatomical landmarks of the aorta (including common left and right iliac arteries, left and right femoral arteries, aortic bifurcation, and other aortic anatomical landmarks). Results may be viewed in DICOM-compliant systems.
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
K243158
FDA source Exact FDA submission Checked 2026-08-31
Modality
CT/CTA
Public source Exact FDA submission Checked 2026-09-01

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

Anatomy
Heart/Cardiovascular
Public source Exact FDA submission Checked 2026-09-01

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

Clearance type
510(k)
FDA source Exact FDA submission Checked 2026-08-31
Decision date
2025-01-23
FDA source Exact FDA submission Checked 2026-08-31
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

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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: Stand-Alone Performance. Reference standard: Interpretation by Reviewing Clinician
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
Research pending
Needs research Exact FDA submission Checked 2026-08-31

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

This field has not been curated yet.

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

TeraRecon Aorta.CT (1.1.0) regulatory performance study summary

Stand-Alone Performance · Adult

exact submission · Tested version: Exact product version not reported; regulatory study summarized for FDA submission K243158 · Independence not established

K243158

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Economics and lifecycle

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

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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
17Fields 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

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