CE Mark for Riverain software that improves X-ray image quality

European regulators have given Riverain Technologies the CE Mark approval for its ClearRead +Confirm software that improves the visual clarity of conventional X-ray images. The software was introduced at the 2012 Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) annual meeting in Chicago last week.

Tubes and lines placed inside the body can cause serious complications if improperly placed or if they migrate, so portable chest X-ray machines are routinely used to confirm their placement. However, the image quality makes the differentiation of structures challenging for radiologists, with the rib and clavicle bones obscuring visibility of chest tissue by up to 40 per cent.

Riverain Technologies’ ClearRead +Confirm increases the efficiency of radiologists by reducing the time it takes to accurately confirm the proper placement of lifesaving feeding, drug-delivery, and pain management tubes and lines.

The software immediately processes any portable X-ray, creating a second, soft tissue image with the ribs and clavicles suppressed, and the contrast, sharpness, and visibility of tubes, lines, and cardiac wires increased. Radiologists can then confidently and efficiently confirm the placement of the devices by simply toggling between the two images.