FDA clears GE's Advanced Lung Analysis package

GE Healthcare has won FDA clearance for its next-generation Advanced Lung Analysis technology to help radiologists evaluate and assess nodules and other lesions in the lung.  

The FDA clearance included a new feature within AdvantageALA called digital contrast agent (DCA) that automatically highlights suspicious anatomical regions such as lung nodules to assist and complement the physician during the reading process.

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CMS has more than doubled the CCTA payment rate from $175 to $357.13. The move, expected to have a significant impact on the utilization of cardiac CT, received immediate praise from imaging specialists.

The newly cleared offering, AutoChamber, was designed with opportunistic screening in mind. It can evaluate many different kinds of CT images, including those originally gathered to screen patients for lung cancer. 

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