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Accumetra To Present at the IASLC’s 17th World Conference on Lung Cancer in Vienna, Austria

12 / 04 / 16

Accumetra will present a poster (Abstract #6317) on Monday December 5, 2016 at the IASLC’s World Conference on Lung Cancer 2016 that will review the results of the CT Lung Screening Protocol Challenge. The CT Lung Screening Protocol Challenge, conducted

in May and June of 2016, was the first crowd-sourced and ultra-low cost study to help the lung cancer and COPD imaging research communities determine the best CT scanners and protocols for the detection and measurement of lung cancer and COPD. Within the two month data collection period the study obtained CT image quality data from 27 healthcare institutions, 54 CT scanners, and 130 individual CT scans. This first of its kind study data is now helping shape imaging protocol recommendations for lung cancer screening and COPD. The challenge results and potential implications for globally improving the quality of future population screening initiatives will be presented.

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Accumetra’s QIW XIII Participation In The News

06 / 26 / 16

A news story summarizing the Quantitative Imaging Workshop XIII, including Accumetra’s contributions, was recently made available by the ASCO Post.

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First Crowd-Sourced CT Image Quality Study Reports on Initial Findings

06 / 21 / 16

Accumetra presented on the initial findings and results of the first ultra-low cost and crowd-sourced CT image quality study at the Prevent Cancer Foundation’s Quantitative Imaging Workshop on June 13, 2016 in Bethesda, MD. Within a two month data collection

period the CT Lung Screening Challenge obtained CT image quality data from 26 healthcare institutions, 53 CT scanners, and 128 individual CT scans. The study found higher levels of CT image acquisition variability than expected. In addition, many opportunities to improve low dose CT screening scans for early detection and nodule change measurement were found ranging from better education and guidance on CT imaging protocols to features that future scanners could provide to support higher quality screening studies.

The Prevent Cancer Foundation’s press release on the challenge is available here.

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Accumetra Provides Support For First Crowd-sourced Challenge To Help Identify Top CT Imaging Methods For Lung Cancer & COPD

05 / 12 / 16

Accumetra is delighted to be working with the Prevent Cancer Foundation, Lung Cancer Alliance, the International Early Lung Cancer Action Program (I-ELCAP), and the COPD Foundation to help identify improved imaging methods for the detection and measurement of early lung

cancer and COPD. The Prevent Cancer Foundation’s press release on the challenge is available here.

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Accumetra To Present On CT Image Quality at the NIST CIRMS 2016 Meeting

04 / 18 / 16

Accumetra’s CEO Rick Avila will present on new methods for measuring CT image quality at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Council on Ionizing Radiation Measurements and Standards (CIRMS) Meeting on April 19, 2016 in Gaithersburg, MD.

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Accumetra to Participate at the RSNA’s 2016 QIBA Annual Meeting

03 / 09 / 16

Accumetra will participate at the RSNA’s 2016 Quantitative Imaging Biomarkers Alliance (QIBA) Annual Meeting, scheduled for April 13-14, 2016 at the Hilton Alexandria Old Town in Alexandria, VA.

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Accumetra Launches the First Cloud-based CT Image Quality Reporting System For Radiologists

12 / 02 / 15

Accumetra Launches the First Cloud-based CT Image Quality Reporting System For Radiologists

Chicago, Illinois – December 2, 2015

Accumetra launched a first-of-its-kind web based CT image quality reporting system at the Radiological Society of North America’s (RSNA) annual

meeting. This free to use advanced prototype demonstration system (http://accumetra.com/accumetra-solutions) allows radiologists and physicists to upload a CT scan of three rolls of scotch tape and emails back a quantitative report translating fundamental performance characteristcs of the scanner into clinically meaningful performance indicators.

Radiologists can now determine whether their scanning protocols provide sufficient quality for the clinical task at hand. Reports currently contain quantitative information on small lung nodule detection and volume measurement performance. This new approach to quantitatively monitoring and verifying the quality of a CT scan in radiological task performance terms enables many additional uses including comparing two different protocols or scanners, verifying whether CT scanning quality is sufficient for specific clinical studies, and monitoring that the optimal balance of radiation dose and image quality is being attained. Accumetra’s image quality assessment platform can also be extended to additional clinical applications including detection and measurement of coronary calcifications, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and orthopedic studies. When released for clinical use, calibrated phantoms will be used in place of demonstration tape to ensure that high quality reports are generated in the clinical setting.

Accumetra is a key technical contributor to the Radiological Society of North America’s Quantitative Imaging Biomarkers Alliance (QIBA) and is demonstrating this free service to assist the radiological community in developing and setting new standards for quantitative imaging.

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About Accumetra, LLC

Accumetra is an imaging technology and services company committed to advancing the science of image-based decision making in the medical domain. Accumetra provides advanced computational imaging tools and consultation services for healthcare institutions and clinical study sponsors.

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Accumetra Launches the QIBA Lung Nodule Profile Calculator

08 / 31 / 15

Accumetra announced the availability of the QIBA Lung Nodule Profile Calculator. This new quantitative imaging calculator provides guidance to clinicians and engineers on the performance of current day CT scanners and CT lung nodule measurement applications using latest QIBA lung nodule profile guidance.

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Accumetra to Present a Showcase at RSNA’s Quantitative Imaging Reading Room

06 / 25 / 15

Accumetra will present a showcase on current technologies for understanding and improving CT image quality and quantitative measurements at the Radiological Society of North America’s (RSNA) Annual meeting from November 29 to December 4, 2015.

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Accumetra to Present at the IASLC’s 16th World Conference on Lung Cancer

06 / 24 / 15

Accumetra will present a poster with collaborators on “Extent of Progression for Small Cancers in a Screening Program Even with Proper Follow-Up (Abstract ID: 3022)” at the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer’s (IASLC) 16th World Conference on Lung Cancer.

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Accumetra To Present at the IASLC’s 17th World Conference on Lung Cancer in Vienna, Austria

Accumetra’s QIW XIII Participation In The News

First Crowd-Sourced CT Image Quality Study Reports on Initial Findings

Accumetra Provides Support For First Crowd-sourced Challenge To Help Identify Top CT Imaging Methods For Lung Cancer & COPD

Accumetra To Present On CT Image Quality at the NIST CIRMS 2016 Meeting

Accumetra to Participate at the RSNA’s 2016 QIBA Annual Meeting

Accumetra Launches the First Cloud-based CT Image Quality Reporting System For Radiologists

Accumetra Launches the QIBA Lung Nodule Profile Calculator

Accumetra to Present a Showcase at RSNA’s Quantitative Imaging Reading Room

Accumetra to Present at the IASLC’s 16th World Conference on Lung Cancer

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