AI Startup Helps Doctors Analyze Heart Scans

An Israeli startup is making it easier to analyze heart scans, using advanced AI. 

DiA Imaging Analysis overcomes difficulties in scanning high-quality ultrasound images and in accurately analyzing them.

It scans the left ventricle of the heart to assess its performance using colors and numerical scoring to indicate the quality level of the image as it is being scanned. That helps users to produce optimal images that can be interpreted so as to provide accurate analysis of the heart. 

High-quality cardiac ultrasound images can be challenging to acquire due to the heart’s constant motion and its deep location in the chest, as well as the varying expertise of the physician carrying out the ultrasound.  

The software, called the LVivo IQS, automatically analyzes the images with increased speed efficiency, and accuracy, and in real-time.

It has recently gained FDA approval following a clinical study that demonstrated its safety and efficacy.

“LVivo IQS is the first of DiA’s 9 FDA-approved software solutions that empowers healthcare professionals with real-time feedback to enable the capture of high-quality ultrasound images,” said Hila Goldman-Aslan, CEO & Founder of DiA Imaging Analysis.

“By harnessing the power of AI, our full suite of software solutions helps ultrasound users overcome two major challenges in the field – scanning high-quality images and accurately analyzing them. This holistic approach aligns with our mission of leveraging AI to make ultrasound image capture and analysis processes smarter and more accessible.”

Dr. Lior Fuchs, Senior Intensive Care Physician at Soroka Medical Center in Israel and principal investigator of the LVivo IQS study, said: “For precise heart diagnosis and treatment, high-quality cardiac ultrasound imaging is necessary in both point-of-care and other settings.

“LVivo IQS AI software will assist us in obtaining faster and clearer images to aid our real-time clinical decision-making process.”

DiA Imaging Analysis was founded in 2009, and is based in Be’er Sheva, southern Israel.