AI-Rad Companion Prostate MR

Siemens Healthineers

AI-Rad Companion Prostate MR (VA40) supports prostate MRI reading and reporting. By deploying artificial intelligence, the products assists in the interpretation of multiparametric Prostate MRI. The deep neural networks of Prostate MR are designed to aid the detection and classification of prostate lesions and generate a pre-populated report. Additionally it aims to aid the MR/US fusion for biopsy workflow by automatically segmenting the prostate and performing volumetry of the prostate gland. The results can be exported as a RTSS object which is then used in TRUS-guided biopsy by the urologist.
* In the United States, the VA30 is the commercially available version. This version does not include automated lesion detection and pre-populated PI-RADS report.

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Last updated: July 19, 2023

General Information

General
Product name	AI-Rad Companion Prostate MR
Company	Siemens Healthineers
Subspeciality	Abdomen
Modality	MR
Disease targeted	Prostate cancer
Key-features	Prostate gland segmentation and volumetric assessment, lesion candidate localization and classification, pre-populated PI-RADS report
Suggested use	During: perception aid (prompting all abnormalities/results/heatmaps)

Technical Specifications

Data characteristics
Population	Men with suspected cancer in treatment-naïve prostate glands
Input	2D TSE axial or 3D TSE / SPACE MR image data and DWI image
Input format	DICOM
Output	Prostate gland and lesion contours, structured report with volumetrics, PSA density and classification, RTSS
Output format	DICOM, DICOM RT-STRUCT
Technology
Integration	Integration in standard reading environment (PACS), Integration via AI marketplace or distribution platform, Stand-alone webbased
Deployment	Hybrid solution
Trigger for analysis	Automatically, right after the image acquisition, On demand, triggered by a user through e.g. a button click, image upload, etc.
Processing time	1 - 10 minutes

Regulatory

Certification
CE	Certified, Class IIb , MDR
FDA	510(k) cleared , Class II
Intended Use Statements
Intended use (according to CE)	AI-Rad Companion Prostate MR is a post-processing image analysis software that assists clinicians in viewing, manipulating, analyzing, and evaluating MR prostate images for USguided MR-US fusion biopsy planning. AI-Rad Companion Prostate MR provides the following functionalities: • Automatic segmentation and quantitative analysis of the prostate gland • Manual annotation of relevant findings • Presentation and export of results for further processing and reporting

Market

Market presence
On market since	05-2020
Distribution channels	Teamplay Digital Health Platform
Countries present (clinical, non-research use)
Paying clinical customers (institutes)
Research/test users (institutes)
Pricing
Pricing model	Subscription
Based on	Number of analyses

Evidence

Evidence
Peer reviewed papers on performance	Deep learning algorithm performs similarly to radiologists in the assessment of prostate volume on MRI (read) A concurrent, deep learning – based computer-aided detection system for prostate multiparametric MRI: a performance study involving experienced and less-experienced radiologists (read) A Novel Deep Learning Based Computer-Aided Diagnosis System Improves the Accuracy and Efficiency of Radiologists in Reading Biparametric Magnetic Resonance Images of the Prostate: Results of a Multireader, Multicase Study. (read)
Non-peer reviewed papers on performance
Other relevant papers