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ClearRead Xray - Bone Suppress

Riverain Technologies

ClearRead Bone Suppress removes ribs and clavicles from a standard chest X-ray, providing a soft tissue image, allowing clinicians to see more.

Information source: Vendor
Last updated: June 20, 2022

General Information

General
Product name	ClearRead Xray - Bone Suppress
Company	Riverain Technologies
Subspeciality	Chest
Modality	X-ray
Disease targeted	Lung cancer
Key-features	Bone suppression
Suggested use	During: perception aid (prompting all abnormalities/results/heatmaps), interactive decision support (shows abnormalities/results only on demand)

Technical Specifications

Data characteristics
Population	Adult, not pediatric
Input	PA/AP chest view, showing both lungs
Input format	DICOM
Output	Enhanced image: reduced noise, equalized tissue, and suppressed bones (ribs and clavicles)
Output format	DICOM Secondary Capture
Technology
Integration	Integration in standard reading environment (PACS), Integration via AI marketplace or distribution platform
Deployment	Locally on dedicated hardware, Locally virtualized (virtual machine, docker)
Trigger for analysis	Automatically, right after the image acquisition
Processing time	1 - 10 minutes

Regulatory

Certification
CE	Certified, Class IIa , MDR
FDA	510(k) cleared , Class II
Intended Use Statements
Intended use (according to CE)	ClearRead Xray \| Bone Suppress is indicated to generate an enhanced, secondary digital radiographic image of the chest. The enhanced AP or PA image of the chest provides improved visibility of the lung parenchyma through bone suppression and tissue equalization, and may facilitate discerning the presence or absence of nodules. The Bone Suppress image provides adjunctive information and is not a substitute for the original PA/AP image. This device is intended to be used by trained professionals, such as physicians, radiologists, and technicians, on patients at risk of having lung nodules and is not intended to be used on pediatric patients.

Market

Market presence
On market since	11-2008
Distribution channels	Sectra Amplifier Store, Aidoc aiOS, Volpara Health, GE Healthcare, syngo.via
Countries present (clinical, non-research use)	13
Paying clinical customers (institutes)	200+
Research/test users (institutes)	7
Pricing
Pricing model	Subscription, One-time license fee
Based on	Number of analyses

Evidence

Evidence
Peer reviewed papers on performance
Non-peer reviewed papers on performance
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