Artificial intelligence (AI) software developer Avicenna said that its Cina Head software now qualifies for the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) new technology add-on payment (NTAP) available for computer-assisted triage and notification software in detecting stroke on CT exams.
Avicenna's Cina Head software analyzes brain CTA exams acquired in acute settings and urgently notifies clinical team members when a suspected large vessel occlusion (LVO) has been identified, according to the vendor. It's now eligible for reimbursement of up to $1,040 under the NTAP reimbursement structure.
The NTAP, which was initially announced in September for Viz.ai's Viz LVO algorithm, has also been extended recently to include LVO detection software from RapidAI, and Aidoc.
![Images show the pectoralis muscles of a healthy male individual who never smoked (age, 66 years; height, 178 cm; body mass index [BMI, calculated as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared], 28.4; number of cigarette pack-years, 0; forced expiratory volume in 1 second [FEV1], 97.6% predicted; FEV1: forced vital capacity [FVC] ratio, 0.71; pectoralis muscle area [PMA], 59.4 cm2; pectoralis muscle volume [PMV], 764 cm3) and a male individual with a smoking history and chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD) (age, 66 years; height, 178 cm; BMI, 27.5; number of cigarette pack-years, 43.2, FEV1, 48% predicted; FEV1:FVC, 0.56; PMA, 35 cm2; PMV, 480.8 cm3) from the Canadian Cohort Obstructive Lung Disease (i.e., CanCOLD) study. The CT image is shown in the axial plane. The PMV is automatically extracted using the developed deep learning model and overlayed onto the lungs for visual clarity.](https://img.auntminnie.com/mindful/smg/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/03/genkin.25LqljVF0y.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&crop=focalpoint&dpr=2&fit=crop&h=167&q=70&w=250)
