Texture analysis

Quibim
Quibim has developed the Texture Analysis to quantify features related to the heterogeneity of the tissues and obtain texture parameters.
Information source: Vendor
Last updated: Nov. 19, 2021

General Information

General
Product name Texture analysis
Company Quibim
Subspeciality Neuro, MSK, Abdomen, Breast
Modality X-ray, CT, MR, PET, Ultrasound, SPECT
Disease targeted Solid tumors, Glioblastoma, Prostate cancer, Rectal cancer, Liver cancer, Breast cancer, Endometrial cancer, Osteoporosis, Osteopenia, Osteoarthritis, Sport-related diseases, Inflammatory diseases Degenerative diseases
Key-features Quantification, Radiomics, imaging biomarker discovery
Suggested use During: perception aid (prompting all abnormalities/results/heatmaps), interactive decision support (shows abnormalities/results only on demand), Need to draw ROI

Technical Specifications

Data characteristics
Population For information on heterogeneity of tissues
Input
Input format
Output One-page structured report: statistical correlation of the cell populations (differentiation grades, proliferation and treatment response)
Output format DICOM Secondary Capture / PDF
Technology
Integration Integration in standard reading environment (PACS), Integration via AI marketplace or distribution platform, Stand-alone third party application, Stand-alone webbased
Deployment Locally on dedicated hardware, Locally virtualized (virtual machine, docker), Cloud-based, Hybrid solution
Trigger for analysis Automatically after drawing ROI
Processing time 1 - 10 minutes

Regulatory

Certification
CE
Certified, Class IIa , MDD
FDA No or not yet
Intended Use Statements
Intended use (according to CE) Quibim Precision® is an image processing software package to be used by trained professionals including but not limited to physicians and medical technicians. The software runs in the browser of a standard “off-the-shelf” computer and can be used to perform image viewing, processing, and analysis of medical images. Data and images are acquired through DICOM compliant imaging devices and modalities.

Market

Market presence
On market since 01-2019
Distribution channels
Countries present (clinical, non-research use) 2
Paying clinical customers (institutes) 5+
Research/test users (institutes)
Pricing
Pricing model License
Based on Number of installations, Number of analyses

Evidence

Evidence
Peer reviewed papers on performance
Non-peer reviewed papers on performance
Other relevant papers Carles M, Torres-Espallardo I, Alberich-Bayarri A, Olivas C, Bello P, NestleU, Martí-Bonmatí L. Evaluation of PET texture features with heterogeneous phantoms: complementarity and effect of motion and segmentation method. Phys Med Biol. 2017 Jan 21;62(2):652-668.