iCAD, Inc. (NASDAQ: ICAD) (“iCAD” or the “Company”) a global leader
in clinically proven AI-powered cancer detection solutions,
announced today that its ProFound Detection Version 4.0 for Digital
Breast Tomosynthesis (DBT) has received clearance from the U.S.
Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This next-generation AI
solution, trained using advanced deep learning convolutional neural
networks (CNN), offers advancements in cancer detection and
specificity, achieving a 6.3% improved area under the receiver
operating characteristic curve (AUC) over prior version,
significantly improving the identification of hard-to-find and
aggressive cancers while reducing false positives. Additionally,
this version introduces an option for clinicians to incorporate a
prior exam into a current exam’s ProFound Detection analysis.
With over 20 years of innovation and experience, iCAD was the
first to introduce an FDA-cleared AI solution for DBT in 2016.
ProFound Detection Version 4.0 now extends that pioneering legacy
by offering enhancements in detection and precision. With today’s
FDA clearance, ProFound Detection Version 4.0 is now available for
implementation in the U.S. Additional global and vendor-specific
regulatory expansions are anticipated through 2025.
Beyond its enhanced clinical performance, ProFound Detection
Version 4.0 presents substantial growth potential for iCAD. As
existing and new customers upgrade to this latest version and adopt
cloud-based deployment and subscription programs, iCAD anticipates
steady growth in Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR). This strategic
shift to the cloud enables facilities to remain at the forefront of
AI advancements while benefiting from enhanced scalability,
continuous updates, and streamlined operational efficiency.
Compared to previous version 3, ProFound Detection Version 4.0
provides a 22% overall improvement in detecting some of the most
challenging and aggressive cancer subtypes, including:
- 50% improvement in identifying cancers within dense breast
tissue,
- 60% improvement in identifying invasive lobular cancers,
- 21% improvement in detecting invasive cancers, and
- 38% improvement in identifying cancers smaller than 1 cm
“With FDA clearance of ProFound Detection Version 4.0, iCAD
continues to set new benchmarks in cancer detection, especially in
the most challenging cases where accurate and early detection is
critical,” said Dana Brown, President and CEO, iCAD. “This
groundbreaking fourth generation of our AI solution not only
enhances detection for cancers feared most by even the expert
fellowship-trained breast radiologists, but also reduces the burden
of potential false positives, thereby providing clinicians with a
highly precise and efficient AI concurrent-reader solution. We
believe this advancement strengthens our competitive position and
represents a powerful driver for long-term growth.”
“ProFound Detection Version 4.0 will dramatically improve breast
cancer detection,” said Dr. Chirag Parghi, MD, MBA, Chief Medical
Officer at Solis Mammography. “The newest version’s ability to
detect subtle invasive cancers, especially within dense breast
tissue, addresses one of the biggest challenges in breast imaging
today. The improved precision in ProFound Detection’s lesion
marking combined with the option to incorporate prior exams allows
for improved clinical accuracy and more efficient reading
workflows. Collectively, these upgrades will enhance the
AI-enriched interpretation experience leading to meaningful
adoption of AI."
Along with improved cancer detection capabilities, ProFound
Detection Version 4.0 delivers more precise lesion marking, with an
18% improvement in cases with no marks, reducing potential false
positives by enhanced specificity performance. This includes:
- 20% fewer marks related to vascular calcifications, and
- 51% fewer marks related to non-vascular calcifications.
In a significant leap forward, ProFound Detection Version 4.0
enables clinicians to incorporate a prior exam into its AI analysis
and case-score/lesion assessment on the current case, emulating the
approach radiologists take when interpreting current screening
exams with historical context. By integrating prior imaging data,
the software provides greater precision and insight, further
enhancing clinical decision-making.
iCAD will showcase this next-generation AI, along with its
end-to-end breast health AI suite and the recently launched
ProFound Cloud deployment solutions, at the upcoming 2024
Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) annual meeting, held
in Chicago, IL, from December 1st to December 4th. Visit iCAD’s
RSNA event page to learn more and book a live demonstration:
https://www.icadmed.com/about/news-events/upcoming-tradeshows-and-meetings/rsna-2024.
About iCAD, Inc.iCAD, Inc. (NASDAQ: ICAD) is a
global leader on a mission to create a world where cancer can’t
hide by providing clinically proven AI-powered solutions that
enable medical providers to accurately and reliably detect cancer
earlier and improve patient outcomes. Headquartered in Nashua,
N.H., iCAD’s industry-leading ProFound Breast Health Suite provides
AI-powered mammography analysis for breast cancer detection,
density assessment and risk evaluation. Used by thousands of
providers serving millions of patients, ProFound is available in
over 50 countries. In the last five years alone, iCAD estimates
reading more than 40 million mammograms worldwide, with nearly 30%
being tomosynthesis. For more information, including the latest in
regulatory clearances, please visit www.icadmed.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements contained in this News Release constitute
“forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements
about the expansion of access to the Company’s products,
improvement of performance, acceleration of adoption, expected
benefits of ProFound AI®, the benefits of the Company’s products,
and future prospects for the Company’s technology platforms and
products. Such forward-looking statements involve a number of known
and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors that may cause
the actual results, performance, or achievements of the Company to
be materially different from any future results, performance, or
achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking
statements. Such factors include, but are not limited, to the
Company’s ability to achieve business and strategic objectives, the
willingness of patients to undergo mammography screening, whether
mammography screening will be treated as an essential procedure,
whether ProFound AI will improve reading efficiency, improve
specificity and sensitivity, reduce false positives and otherwise
prove to be more beneficial for patients and clinicians, the impact
of supply and manufacturing constraints or difficulties on our
ability to fulfill our orders, uncertainty of future sales levels,
to defend itself in litigation matters, protection of patents and
other proprietary rights, product market acceptance, possible
technological obsolescence of products, increased competition,
government regulation, changes in Medicare or other reimbursement
policies, risks relating to our existing and future debt
obligations, competitive factors, the effects of a decline in the
economy or markets served by the Company; and other risks detailed
in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. The words “believe,” “demonstrate,” “intend,” “expect,”
“estimate,” “will,” “continue,” “anticipate,” “likely,” “seek,” and
similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. Readers
are cautioned not to place undue reliance on those forward-looking
statements, which speak only as of the date the statement was made.
The Company is under no obligation to provide any updates to any
information contained in this release. For additional disclosure
regarding these and other risks faced by iCAD, please see the
disclosure contained in our public filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, available on the Investors section of our
website at https://www.icadmed.com and on the SEC’s website at
http://www.sec.gov.
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