qER

Qure.ai

Head CT scans are a first line diagnostic modality for patients with head injury or stroke. qER is designed for triage or diagnostic assistance in this setting. The most critical scans are prioritized on the radiology worklist so that they can be reviewed first. It detects critical abnormalities such as bleeds, fractures mass effect and midline shift, localizes them and quantifies their severity.

**In the US, FDA 510(k) clearance only for quantifying the volume of intracranial structures and lesions. See qER-Quant**

Product specifications

Information source: Vendor
Last updated: March 25, 2023

General
Product name	qER
Company	Qure.ai
Subspeciality	Neuro
Modality	CT
Disease targeted	Intracranial hemorrhage, infarct, cranial fracture, pneumocephalus, hydrocephalus, midline shift, cerebral atrophy
Key-features	Brain pathology detection, mobile notifications, worklist prioritization, report generation, traumatic brain injury tracking
Suggested use	Before: adapting worklist order, flagging acute findings During: perception aid (prompting all abnormalities/results/heatmaps), interactive decision support (shows abnormalities/results only on demand), report suggestion
Data characteristics
Population	Head CT scans from adults
Input	Plain head CT scans
Input format	DICOM
Output	Triage notification, worklist highlight, binary assessment of presence or absence, segmentation overlay, quantification report, draft radiology report
Output format	pdf, DICOM structured report, DICOM secondary capture, DICOM GSPS, HL7
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, Stand-alone webbased
Deployment	Locally on dedicated hardware, Locally virtualized (virtual machine, docker), Cloud-based, 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
Certification
CE	Certified, Class IIb , MDR
FDA	510(k) cleared, Class II
Market presence
On market since	05-2018
Distribution channels	Nuance, Incepto, Philips IntelliSpace, Sectra Amplifier, Blackford, GE Healthcare, Siemens, Calantic
Countries present (clinical, non-research use)
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Evidence
Peer reviewed papers on performance	Accuracy of automated intracerebral hemorrhage volume measurement on non-contrast computed tomography: a Swedish Stroke Register cohort study (read) Deep learning algorithms for detection of critical findings in head CT scans: a retrospective study (read)
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