Our DL Precise^TM was nominated today to be honored as this year’s “Best New Radiology Software” by Aunt Minnie, a leading industry publication. Our product was selected as a semi-finalist for the 2021 award, amid tall timber like GE, Hologic and Philips – for “best and brightest” work ranging from dementia diagnosis to pulmonary embolism triage. Thanks to Aunt Minnie and our whole DeepLook team!

The FDA has granted 510(k) clearance for DL Precise^TM, our one-click tool to automate segmentation and measurement of suspicious objects in all imaging modalities. With a single click, DL Precise^TM instantly measures the long/short dimension axes, as well as area and estimated volume. Its speed and precision offer critical workflow improvement, especially in images with multiple objects to measure. In the thumbnail image at left, DL Precise^TM uses vivid color to illustrate segmentation in a suspicious area of a mammogram.

Side effects of the COVID-19 vaccine underscore yet again the importance of precise measurement in breast screening. In a new study by three leading cancer centers, women who’d been vaccinated presented suspicious axillary lymph nodes during routine screening – leading to “a diagnostic conundrum” in which potential cancer may be “indistinguishable” from nodular changes related to the vaccine. The experts recommended tracking the size, number, and shape of suspicious nodules – for which precise measurement is critical. The variability of current manual measurement, already a chronic imaging problem, is now also a challenge in the COVID context.

A new study published in RSNA’s Radiology journal reports that one radiology resident logged 1.37 mouse miles and nearly 11,000 keystrokes in a single eight-hour shift. The authors argue for automation of repetitive and time-consuming chores – precisely our rationale for one-click measurement.