ImageBiopsy Lab debuts software to detect spine fractures on CT

Vienna-based Image Biopsy Lab is debuting Flamingo, the latest module of its IB Lab Zoo automated analysis musculoskeletal software platform.

IB Lab Flamingo analyzes CT images of the upper extremities and the spine for the detection and classification of osteoporotic fractures of the spine. The fully automated software identifies vertebral compression and asymptomatic spinal fractures in CT scans which may have been overlooked.

Global pharmaceutical firm UCB developed IB Lab Flamingo's deep-learning computational model which is being integrated into the family of IB Lab Zoo orthopedic AI software modules designed to automatically analyze and extract key disease parameters that are critical for the prevention and treatment of various musculoskeletal conditions. It was created specifically to identify subtle fragility fractures of the spine caused by osteoporosis.

IB Lab Flamingo has CE Mark clearance for sale in the European Union (EU), and with EU Medical Device Reporting (MDR) clearance, it is available in the U.K. It is not yet commercially available in the U.S.