K150665 · Philips Medical Systems Nethrlands BV · JAK · Aug 7, 2015 · Radiology
Device Facts
Record ID
K150665
Device Name
Philips Spectral CT Applications
Applicant
Philips Medical Systems Nethrlands BV
Product Code
JAK · Radiology
Decision Date
Aug 7, 2015
Decision
SESE
Submission Type
Traditional
Regulation
21 CFR 892.1750
Device Class
Class 2
Attributes
Software as a Medical Device
Indications for Use
The Philips Spectral CT Applications support viewing and analysis of images at energies selected from the available spectrum in order to provide information about the chemical composition of the body materials and/or contrast agents. The Spectral CT Applications provide for the quantification and graphical display of attenuation, material density, and effective atomic number. This information may be used by a trained healthcare professional as a diagnostic tool for the visualization and analysis of anatomical and pathological structures. The Spectral enhanced Advanced Vessel Analysis (SAVA) application is intended to assist clinicians in viewing and evaluating CT images, for the inspection of contrast-enhanced vessels. The Spectral enhanced Comprehensive Cardiac Analysis (SCCA) application is intended to assist clinicians in viewing and evaluating cardiovascular CT images. The Spectral enhanced Tumor Tracking (sTT) application is intended to assist clinicians in viewing and evaluating CT images, for the inspection of tumors.
Device Story
Spectral CT Applications (sCCA, sAVA, sTT) process spectral CT data acquired on Philips IQon CT scanner. Software provides tools for visualization, segmentation, and quantification of anatomical/pathological structures. Inputs: contrast-enhanced, ECG-triggered, or whole-body CT scans. Processing: generates qualitative/quantitative metrics including physical properties (length, width, volume) and composition properties (Effective Atomic number, Attenuation, HU). Features include keV slider, spectral plots, and Spectral Magic Glass. Used by radiologists/clinicians in clinical settings to assist in diagnostic workflows. Output: graphical displays and summary tables for clinical decision-making. Benefits: enhanced visualization of chemical composition and material density, aiding in vessel and tumor evaluation.
Clinical Evidence
No clinical trials; validation performed using clinical datasets derived from Philips IQon Spectral CT system (K133674). Internal certified radiologists evaluated the applications against intended uses and user needs, providing satisfaction scores. Software verification testing confirmed functionality, risk mitigations, and adherence to requirements.
Technological Characteristics
Software-based clinical application suite. Features 2D/3D visualization, segmentation tools (bone/skull/couch removal, coronary/chamber segmentation), and spectral analysis tools (keV slider, spectral plots, Spectral Magic Glass). DICOM compliant. Operates on spectral data derived from IQon Spectral CT. No specific hardware materials; software-only device.
Indications for Use
Indicated for trained healthcare professionals to view and analyze CT images for cardiac cases, contrast-enhanced vessel inspection, and tumor inspection. Supports quantification of attenuation, material density, and effective atomic number.
Regulatory Classification
Identification
A computed tomography x-ray system is a diagnostic x-ray system intended to produce cross-sectional images of the body by computer reconstruction of x-ray transmission data from the same axial plane taken at different angles. This generic type of device may include signal analysis and display equipment, patient and equipment supports, component parts, and accessories.
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Food and Drug Administration 10903 New Hampshire Avenue Document Control Center - WO66-G609 Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002
August 7, 2015
Philips Medical Systems Nederland B.V. % Ms. Susan Ouick Regulatory Affairs Specialist Philips Medical Systems (Cleveland) Inc. 595 Miner Road CLEVELAND OH 44143
Re: K150665
Trade/Device Name: Philips Spectral CT Applications Regulation Number: 21 CFR 892.1750 Regulation Name: Computed tomography x-ray system Regulatory Class: II Product Code: JAK, LLZ Dated: July 28, 2015 Received: July 29, 2015
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For
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Enclosure
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# Indications for Use
510(k) Number (if known) K150665
Device Name
Philips Spectral CT Applications
#### Indications for Use (Describe)
The Philips Spectral CT Applications support viewing and analysis of images at energies selected from the available spectrum in order to provide information about the chemical composition of the body materials and/or contrast agents. The Spectral CT Applications provide for the quantification and graphical display of attenuation, material density, and effective atomic number. This information may be used by a trained healthcare professional as a diagnostic tool for the visualization and analysis of anatomical and pathological structures.
The Spectral enhanced Advanced Vessel Analysis (SAVA) application is intended to assist clinicians in viewing and evaluating CT images, for the inspection of contrast-enhanced vessels.
The Spectral enhanced Comprehensive Cardiac Analysis (SCCA) application is intended to assist clinicians in viewing and evaluating cardiovascular CT images.
The Spectral enhanced Tumor Tracking (sTT) application is intended to assist clinicians in viewing and evaluating CT images, for the inspection of tumors."
| Type of Use (Select one or both, as applicable) |
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| <div> <span> <span style="font-size:16px;">☑</span> Prescription Use (Part 21 CFR 801 Subpart D) </span> </div> |
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| <div> <span> <span style="font-size:16px;">☐</span> Over-The-Counter Use (21 CFR 801 Subpart C) </span> </div> |
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| Section 5: | 510(k) Summary<br>[As required by 21 CFR 807.92(c)] | | |
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| Applicant's Name:<br>Address: | Philips Medical Systems Nederland B.V.<br>Veenpluis 4-6<br>5684 PC Best<br>The Netherlands | | |
| Contact Person:<br>Title:<br>Address: | Susan Quick<br>Regulatory Affairs Specialist<br>595 Miner Road<br>Cleveland, OH 44143<br>USA | | |
| Telephone<br>number: | +1 440 483-2291 | | |
| Fax number:<br>E-mail: | +1 440 483-4918<br>Susan.quick@philips.com | | |
| 510(k) Summary<br>Date of<br>Preparation: | 05-March-2015 | | |
| Device Trade Name: | Spectral CT Applications | | |
| Common or Usual<br>Name: | Computed Tomography X-ray System (CT System) | | |
| Classification<br>Name:<br>Regulation:<br>Class:<br>Product Code:<br>Panel: | Computed Tomography X-ray System<br>21 CFR 892.1750<br>ll<br>JAK, LLZ<br>Radiology | | |
| Predicate devices | IQon Spectral CT (K133674)<br>EBW NM 2.0 (K111336)<br>Brilliance iCT (K060937) | | |
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Device Description: The Spectral CT Applications package introduces a set of three SW clinical applications: spectral enhanced Comprehensive Cardiac Analysis (sCCA), spectral enhanced Advanced Vessel Analysis (sAVA), and spectral enhanced Tumor Tracking (sTT). Each application provides tools that assist a trained personal in visualization and analysis of anatomical and pathological structures.
> The sCCA application is targeted to assist the user in analysis and diagnostic of Cardiac Cases, as contrast enhanced and ECG triggered scans. The application input is a cardiac case that was acquired on the IQon CT scanner; the application takes the user through typical workflow steps that allow him to extract qualitative and quantitative information on the coronary tree and chambers. The output of this application is information on physical (length, width, volume) and composition properties (Effective Atomic number, Attenuation, HU) of the coronary vessel & findings along it.
The sAVA application is targeted to assist the user in analysis and diagnostic of CT Angiography cases, as contrast enhanced and whole body CT-angiography scans. The application input is a CT Angiography case that was acquired on the IQon CT scanner; the application takes the user through typical workflow steps that allow him to extract qualitative and quantitative information on the vessel of interest. The output of this application is information on physical (length, width, volume) and composition properties (Effective Atomic number, Attenuation, HU) of the vessels & findings along it.
The sTT application is targeted to assist the user in analysis of tumors, as contrast enhanced, soft tissue oriented, and whole body scans. The application input is a tumor suspected contrast enhanced case that was acquired on the IQon CT scanner; the application takes the user through typical workflow steps that allow him to extract qualitative and quantitative information on the tumor of interest. The output of this application is information on physical (length, width, volume) and composition properties (Effective Atomic number, Attenuation, HU) of the tumor.
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- The Philips Spectral CT Applications support viewing and analysis of Intended Use: images at energies selected from the available spectrum in order to provide information about the chemical composition of the body materials and/or contrast agents. The Spectral CT Applications provide for the quantification and graphical display of attenuation, material density, and effective atomic number. This information may be used by a trained healthcare professional as a diagnostic tool for the visualization and analysis of anatomical and pathological structures.
The Spectral enhanced Advanced Vessel Analysis (sAVA) application is intended to assist clinicians in viewing and evaluating CT images, for the inspection of contrast-enhanced vessels.
The Spectral enhanced Comprehensive Cardiac Analysis (sCCA) application is intended to assist clinicians in viewing and evaluating cardiovascular CT images.
The Spectral enhanced Tumor Tracking (sTT) application is intended to assist clinicians in viewing and evaluating CT images, for the inspection of tumors.
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Substantial Philips has identified one Primary and two Reference predicate devices Equivalence: for the Spectral CT Applications.
> The Primary predicate, Spectral CT viewer (part of Philips IQon Spectral CT), addresses the enhanced visualization and analysis capabilities of spectral images derived by the spectral data.
The Reference predicates address functionality of the baseline applications AVA, CCA, and TT.
#### Table 5-1 Primary Predicate
| Device trade name | 510(k) number | Product code |
|-----------------------------------------------------|---------------|--------------|
| Philips IQon<br>Spectral CT<br>(Spectral CT Viewer) | K133674 | JAK |
#### Table 5-2 Reference Predicates
| Spectral CT<br>Applications | Reference<br>Predicate | 510(k)<br>number | Product code |
|-----------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|------------------|--------------|
| sAVA | AVA from Brilliance<br>iCT (Brilliance<br>Volume) | K060937 | JAK |
| sCCA | CCA from Brilliance<br>iCT (Brilliance<br>Volume) | K060937 | JAK |
| sTT | TT from EBW NM<br>2.0 | K111336 | LLZ |
### Intended Use and Indications for Use Discussion
The proposed intended uses of the Spectral CT Applications are combining indications coming from their primary and reference predicates.
Similar to the reference predicates (CCA, AVA: K133674, K060937; TT: K111336), the Spectral CT Applications assist clinicians in viewing and evaluating CT images of Cardiac, Angiography, and Tumor related cases. The differences between the intended use of the Reference predicates and the proposed Spectral CT applications is that the Spectral CT applications introduce capabilities of viewing and analysis of CT images of Cardiac, Angiography, and Tumor related cases at energies selected from the available spectrum in order to provide information about the chemical composition of the body materials and/or contrast agents. The Spectral CT Applications provide for the quantification and graphical display of attenuation, material density, and effective atomic number which is not available with the reference predicates.
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# Technological Characteristics
The proposed Spectral CT Applications (sAVA, sCCA, and sTT) are based on Spectral CT Viewer (K133674) as the Primary predicate, while incorporating basic tools, like: measurements, Display modes (2D, 3D) and layouts, etc. and enhanced visualization and analysis capabilities that are derived from utilization of spectral data. These enhanced visualization and analysis capabilities include spectral plots, keV slider, and Spectral Magic Glass.
The proposed Spectral CT Applications (sAVA, sCCA, and sTT) are based on the baseline applications mentioned above as the reference predicates while sharing the characteristics of those baseline applications, mainly:
- Both AVA and sAVA support whole body CT Angiography (CTA) scans and assist clinicians in viewing and evaluating CT images, for the inspection of contrast-enhanced vessels.
- Both CCA and sCCA support cardiac CT scans and assist clinicians ● in viewing and evaluating cardiovascular CT images.
- Both TT and sTT support whole body CT scans and assist clinicians in viewing and evaluating CT images, for the inspection of tumors.
- The Spectral CT Applications (sAVA, sCCA, and sTT) incorporate in the high level - the same workflow stages and functionalities as the reference predicate baseline CT Applications; and in more details, allow to generate presets and layouts and provide measurement tools, segmentation tools, and summary tables similar to the reference predicate baseline CT Applications.
The difference between the Primary predicate and the Spectral CT applications is the customized workflow and summary tables that are tailored to meet the specific case of interest.
The differences between the Spectral CT applications and the baseline CT Application reference predicates is in the enhanced visualization and analysis capabilities that are derived from utilization of spectral data.
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# Table 5-3: Main functionalities and characteristics of Predicates vs. Spectral CT Applications
| Features | Proposed Spectral CT Applications | Primary Predicate (K133674) | Reference Predicate (K060937, and K111336) |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
| SW Clinical application | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Incorporate workflow stages | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Supports conventional images | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Supports spectral images, including: SBI,<br>Material Density Pairs, MonoE | Yes | Yes | No |
| DICOM compliant | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Supports Axial (2D) and volumetric (3D)<br>visualization modes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Provides presets and layouts for conventional<br>images | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Provides presets and layout for spectral<br>images | Yes | Yes | No |
| Provides measurement tools: average, STD,<br>length, area, volume, and spectral plots | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Provides measurement tools: spectral plots | Yes | Yes | No |
| Provides segmentation tools: clipping, inject,<br>delete | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Provides segmentation tools: bone/skull<br>removal, couch removal | Yes – in<br>Spectral<br>Enhanced<br>AVA<br>application | No | Yes – in<br>AVA<br>application |
| Provides segmentation tools: coronary &<br>chambers | Yes – in<br>Spectral<br>Enhanced<br>CCA<br>application | No | Yes – in<br>CCA<br>application |
| Provides summary tables | Yes | No | Yes |
| Generates "on-the fly" datasets | Yes | Yes | No |
| Provides keV slider | Yes | Yes | No |
| Provides spectral magic glass | Yes | Yes | No |
Premarket Notification [510(k)] Submission
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Summary of Non-Spectral CT applications have been verified through SW verification Clinical Testing: process. In which covered Functionality, risk mitigations, and IFU. The Verification was using datasets that were generated by the Philips IQon Spectral CT system (K133674) and Verification testing specs to methodically cover functionality as described in the requirement specification documents. The verification indicated that SW requirements were met and IFU contains appropriate clarification on functionality and warnings. The conclusions are summarized in the Verification report. Summary of Clinical Spectral CT applications have been validated to show that intended uses Testing: of the spectral CT applications are met. Validation stage was using clinical datasets derived from Philips IQon Spectral CT system (K133674) and the SW version that successfully passed verification process. The intended uses of each application were evaluated by Philips Internal certified radiologists that represented a typical user. The evaluators were questioned against each of the intended uses and provided score to describe their level of satisfaction. The validation indicated that intended uses and defined user needs were met, hence: sCCA and sAVA applications allow visualization, manipulation and analysis of spectral data and that sTT application assist clinicians in viewing and evaluating CT images for the inspection of tumors. Conclusion: Philips Medical Systems believes that the Spectral CT Applications are similar to the applications that are incorporated in the predicate devices. There are no significant differences that may raise new issues of safety or effectiveness. Bench tests have been performed to demonstrate that the Spectral CT Applications are as safe and effective as the applications that are incorporated in the predicate devices, without raising any new safety and/or effectiveness concerns.
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