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Vital Images and iCAD form colon CAD (computer-aided detection) deal:

Vital Images is to integrate iCAD's Second Look CT colon computer-aided detection (CAD) application into its flagship imaging software for evaluating CT and MR image data, Vitrea 2. In a non-exclusive deal between the two firms, Minneapolis, Minnesota-based Vital Images will distribute the new CAD option, pending regulatory review from the US FDA. CAD is a software technology designed to identify suspicious areas during CT screening exams, helping physicians find polyps that could lead to colon cancer.

Vital Images is to integrate iCAD's Second Look CT colon computer-aided detection (CAD) application into its flagship imaging software for evaluating CT and MR image data, Vitrea 2. In a non-exclusive deal between the two firms, Minneapolis, Minnesota-based Vital Images will distribute the new CAD option, pending regulatory review from the US FDA. CAD is a software technology designed to identify suspicious areas during CT screening exams, helping physicians find polyps that could lead to colon cancer.

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