ARVA

Incepto

ARVA, “Augmented Radiology for Vascular Aneurysm“, is a solution for automatic measurement of the maximum transverse diameter of the aorta. ARVA provides the aortic maximum diameter, external wall included, also in presence of a stent-graft.

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Last updated: February 27, 2024

General Information

General
Product name	ARVA
Company	Incepto
Subspeciality	Cardiac, Vascular
Modality	CT
Disease targeted	Aortic aneurysms
Key-features	Automatic measurement of aortic diameter, longitudinal comparison using prior exams
Suggested use	Before: stratifying reading process (non, single, double read), adapting worklist order, flagging acute findings During: perception aid (prompting all abnormalities/results/heatmaps), report suggestion

Technical Specifications

Data characteristics
Population	Patients >18y old
Input	CTA axial slices, slice thickness under 2mm
Input format	DICOM
Output	Axial views with the segmented aorta, 3D reconstruction of the aorta, key images of maximum diameters on planes transverse to the centerline, and a table of maximum diameter evolution by section. DICOM tag allows assessment of pathology presence.
Output format	DICOM Secondary Capture and encapsulated pdf
Technology
Integration	Integration in standard reading environment (PACS), Integration RIS (Radiological Information System), Integration via AI marketplace or distribution platform, Stand-alone third party application
Deployment	Cloud-based
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 IIa , MDR
FDA	No or not yet
Intended Use Statements
Intended use (according to CE)	ARVA is an image processing software designed to help physicians make clinical decisions about aortic pathology and its evolution, based on CT scans, by automatically providing relevant clinical information.

Market

Market presence
On market since	05-2021
Distribution channels	Incepto
Countries present (clinical, non-research use)	1
Paying clinical customers (institutes)
Research/test users (institutes)
Pricing
Pricing model	Subscription
Based on	Number of analyses

Evidence

Evidence
Peer reviewed papers on performance	Multicentric clinical evaluation of a computed tomography-based fully automated deep neural network for aortic maximum diameter and volumetric measurements (read) Pre-surgical and Post-surgical Aortic Aneurysm Maximum Diameter Measurement: Full Automation by Artificial Intelligence (read)
Non-peer reviewed papers on performance
Other relevant papers