HeartFlow said today that it’s launching a new version of its cardiac imaging platform, which uses algorithms to generate a 3D model of blood as it flows through the heart.
Redwood City, Calif.-based HeartFlow’s FFRct technology works by taking the data from a standard CT scan and applying algorithms that result in a color-coded 3D “map” detailing the changes in flow across coronary lesions.
The new iteration improves the FFRct algorithms and streamlines case processing, incorporates Amazon Web Services for its cloud-based infrastructure and upgrades the software’s security, the company said.
“This is a major milestone for HeartFlow and a crucial advance as we see increasing adoption of the HeartFlow analysis around the world,” chairman & CEO Dr. John Stevens. “With this next generation platform, HeartFlow will be able to deliver results more quickly and securely to the growing number of physicians using the HeartFlow analysis to aid in the diagnosis of coronary artery disease.”
“One of the benefits of HeartFlow’s cloud-based platform is that the technology utilizes the data we receive from our global community of clinicians,” added co-founder and chief technology officer Charles Taylor. “As the number of HeartFlow patients grows, the HeartFlow analysis continues to improve as we apply deep learning technology to this vast set of data.”
