AI/ML, Software as a Medical Device, Real-World Evidence, Pediatric
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K250914 · Dec 18, 2025
MediAI-BA
Crescom Co., Ltd.
Clinical radiographs from five U.S. clinical sites/organizations
The device performance was evaluated using a retrospective cohort of 600 clinical hand radiographs to compare AI-generated bone age assessments against a reference standard established by human evaluators.
Retrospective clinical data; Multi-site clinical cohort; Bone age assessment
Clinical Evidence
Study Design
Population
Comparator
Key Endpoints
Independent performance evaluation study of MediAI-BA; Retrospective performance evaluation
Patients aged 2–18 years; 50% male, 50% female; diverse racial/ethnic composition; Sample Size: 600 cases; Number of Sites: 5
Ground truth established by four evaluators (GP atlas method)
Deming regression (slope/intercept), Bland-Altman analysis (limits of agreement), frequency distribution of differences
AI Performance
Output
Algorithm
Acceptance
Observed
Dev DS
Dev Readers
Test DS
Test Readers
Bone age assessment
Deep learning model integrating global and local skeletal maturity features
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Mean difference 0.026 years, SD 0.3505 years; 89% of cases within 0.5 years
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Independent performance evaluation study: 600 cases aged 2–18 years from five US sites
4 (evaluators)
Indications for Use
The MediAI-BA is designed to view and quantify bone age from 2D Posterior Anterior (PA) view of left-hand radiographs using deep learning techniques to aid in the analysis of bone age assessment of patients between 2 to 18 years old for pediatric radiologists. The results should not be relied upon alone by pediatric radiologists to make diagnostic decisions. The images shall be with left hand and wrist fully visible within the field of view, and shall be without any major bone destruction, deformity, fracture, excessive motion, or other major artifacts. Limitations: - This software is not intended for use in patients with growth disorders caused by congenital anomalies (e.g., Down syndrome, Noonan syndrome, congenital adrenal hyperplasia, methylmalonic acidemia, skeletal dysplasia, chronic renal disease, or prior long-term steroid exposure), as these conditions may cause complex skeletal changes beyond bone maturation. - Images showing anatomical variations or notable abnormalities (e.g., bone tumors, sequelae of fractures, or congenital deformities) in the region required for interpretation are excluded from the intended use.
Device Story
MediAI-BA is an AI-based software for automated bone age assessment. It accepts 2D PA left-hand/wrist X-ray images (DICOM) as input. The device uses a deep learning algorithm to integrate global skeletal maturity features from the whole hand with local features from key Regions of Interest (ROIs) to calculate bone age. It provides a quantitative bone age estimate (years) and an optional heatmap for visual reference. Used in healthcare facilities by pediatric radiologists, the output serves as a decision-support tool; it is not intended for independent diagnosis. The device includes a confidence score graph representing output distribution sharpness. Benefits include optimized workflow efficiency and consistent bone age estimation comparable to human evaluators using the GP atlas method.
Clinical Evidence
Performance evaluation used 600 cases (ages 2–18) from five US clinical sites. Deming regression showed slope 1.000 (95% CI: 0.989–1.002) and intercept 0.08 (95% CI: -0.004–0.158). Bland-Altman 95% limits of agreement were -0.66 to 0.71. Mean difference vs. ground truth was 0.026 years (SD 0.3505); 89% of cases had differences <0.5 years. Heatmap consistency (SSIM ≥ 0.85) and accuracy (masking impact) were validated. No clinical data on patient outcomes provided; performance based on comparison to human expert ground truth.
Technological Characteristics
AI-based radiological image processing software. Inputs: DICOM-compliant 2D X-ray images. Processing: Deep learning algorithm integrating global and local skeletal maturity features. Output: Quantitative bone age (years) and supplementary heatmap. Connectivity: Standalone software for hospital/clinical environment. No manual landmark placement required. Static image display.
Indications for Use
Indicated for pediatric radiologists to aid in bone age assessment of patients aged 2 to 18 years using 2D PA left-hand radiographs. Contraindicated for patients with growth disorders due to congenital anomalies (e.g., Down syndrome, skeletal dysplasia, chronic renal disease) or images with major anatomical abnormalities/artifacts.
Regulatory Classification
Identification
A medical image management and processing system is a device that provides one or more capabilities relating to the review and digital processing of medical images for the purposes of interpretation by a trained practitioner of disease detection, diagnosis, or patient management. The software components may provide advanced or complex image processing functions for image manipulation, enhancement, or quantification that are intended for use in the interpretation and analysis of medical images. Advanced image manipulation functions may include image segmentation, multimodality image registration, or 3D visualization. Complex quantitative functions may include semi-automated measurements or time-series measurements.
Special Controls
*Classification.* Class II (special controls; voluntary standards—Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) Std., Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG) Std., Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) Test Pattern).
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Rosa Han
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December 18, 2025
Re: K250914
Trade/Device Name: MediAI-BA
Regulation Number: 21 CFR 892.2050
Regulation Name: Medical Image Management And Processing System
Regulatory Class: Class II
Product Code: QIH
Dated: November 7, 2025
Received: November 7, 2025
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Indications for Use
Form Approved: OMB No. 0910-0120
Expiration Date: 06/30/2023
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510(k) Number (if known)
K250914
Device Name
MediAI-BA
Indications for Use (Describe)
The MediAI-BA is designed to view and quantify bone age from 2D Posterior Anterior (PA) view of left-hand radiographs using deep learning techniques to aid in the analysis of bone age assessment of patients between 2 to 18 years old for pediatric radiologists. The results should not be relied upon alone by pediatric radiologists to make diagnostic decisions. The images shall be with left hand and wrist fully visible within the field of view, and shall be without any major bone destruction, deformity, fracture, excessive motion, or other major artifacts.
Limitations:
- This software is not intended for use in patients with growth disorders caused by congenital anomalies (e.g., Down syndrome, Noonan syndrome, congenital adrenal hyperplasia, methylmalonic acidemia, skeletal dysplasia, chronic renal disease, or prior long-term steroid exposure), as these conditions may cause complex skeletal changes beyond bone maturation.
- Images showing anatomical variations or notable abnormalities (e.g., bone tumors, sequelae of fractures, or congenital deformities) in the region required for interpretation are excluded from the intended use.
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K250914
CRESCOM
# 510(k) Summary
This summary of 510(k) information is being submitted in accordance with requirements of 21 CFR Part 807.92.
- Date
March 18, 2025
- Submitter
CRESCOM Co., Ltd.
801 Kinstower, 8 Seongnam-daero 331beon-gil, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, 13558 Republic of Korea
- Contact Person
Rosa Han
RA Specialist
rosa.han@carasolution.com
Tel. +82-10-4847-1022
- Device Information
Device(Trade) Name: MediAI-BA
Classification Name: Automated Radiological Image Processing Software
Regulation Number: 21 CFR 892.2050
Regulation Name: Medical image management and processing system
Regulatory Class: Class II
Product Code: QIH
- Predicate Device
Manufacturer: Ever Fortune.AI Co., Ltd.
Trade/Device Name: EFAI BAPXR
510(k) Number: K234042
Regulation Name: Medical image management and processing system
Regulatory Number: 210 CFR 892.2050
Regulatory Class: Class II
Product Code: QIH
- Identification of a Legally Marketed Predicate Device;
MediAI-BA is substantially equivalent to the EFAI BAPXR marketed by Ever Fortune.AI Co., Ltd., 510(k) Premarket Notification Number K234042, FDA Product Code QIH.
- General Description
This AI-based software utilizes an internal algorithm that integrates global skeletal maturity features extracted from the whole hand radiograph with local skeletal maturity features derived from key Regions of Interest (ROIs). By synthesizing these skeletal maturity features, the software determines the accurate final bone age.
MediAI-BA provides an optional heatmap visualization that highlights regions contributing to the AI model output. The heatmap is intended only as supplementary, qualitative information to illustrate internal AI operations and is not intended for clinical interpretation, growth plate localization, or independent bone age assessment.
The confidence score graph is an internal model visualization intended only to illustrate the relative sharpness of the model's output distribution. It is not calibrated to clinical likelihood, has not been clinically validated, and is not intended to support diagnostic decisions or selection of a specific bone
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age.
## Indication for Use
The MediAI-BA is designed to view and quantify bone age from 2D Posterior Anterior (PA) view of left-hand radiographs using deep learning techniques to aid in the analysis of bone age assessment of patients between 2 to 18 years old for pediatric radiologists. The results should not be relied upon alone by pediatric radiologists to make diagnostic decisions. The images shall be with left hand and wrist fully visible within the field of view, and shall be without any major bone destruction, deformity, fracture, excessive motion, or other major artifacts.
## Limitations:
- This software is not intended for use in patients with growth disorders caused by congenital anomalies (e.g., Down syndrome, Noonan syndrome, congenital adrenal hyperplasia, methylmalonic acidemia, skeletal dysplasia, chronic renal disease, or prior long-term steroid exposure), as these conditions may cause complex skeletal changes beyond bone maturation.
- Images showing anatomical variations or notable abnormalities (e.g., bone tumors, sequelae of fractures, or congenital deformities) in the region required for interpretation are excluded from the intended use.
## Comparison of Technological Characteristics
| | Subject Device | Predicate Device (K234042) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Device(Trade) Name | MediAI-BA | EFAI BAPXR |
| Classification Name | Automated Radiological Image Processing Software | Automated Radiological Image Processing Software |
| Product Code | QIH | QIH |
| Regulation Number | 21 CFR 892.2050 | 21 CFR 892.2050 |
| Regulatory Class | Class II | Class II |
| Intended Use/Indication for Use | The MediAI-BA is designed to view and quantify bone age from 2D Posterior Anterior (PA) view of left-hand radiographs using deep learning techniques to aid in the analysis of bone age assessment of patients between 2 to 18 years old for pediatric radiologists. The results should not be relied upon alone by pediatric radiologists to make diagnostic decisions. The images shall be with left hand and wrist fully visible within the field of view, and shall be without any major bone destruction, deformity, fracture, excessive motion, or other major artifacts.
Limitations:
- This software is not intended for use in patients with growth disorders caused by congenital anomalies (e.g., | EFAI BONESUITE XR BONE AGE PRO ASSESSMENT SYSTEM (EFAI BAPXR) is designed to view and quantify bone age from 2D Posterior Anterior (PA) view of left-hand radiographs using deep learning techniques to aid in the analysis of bone age assessment of patients between 2 to 16 years old for pediatric radiologists. The results should not be relied upon alone by pediatric radiologists to make diagnostic decisions. The images shall be with left hand and wrist fully visible within the field of view, and shall be without any major bone destruction, deformity, fracture, excessive motion, or other major artifacts. |
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| | Down syndrome, Noonan syndrome, congenital adrenal hyperplasia, methylmalonic acidemia, skeletal dysplasia, chronic renal disease, or prior long-term steroid exposure), as these conditions may cause complex skeletal changes beyond bone maturation.
– Images showing anatomical variations or notable abnormalities (e.g., bone tumors, sequelae of fractures, or congenital deformities) in the region required for interpretation are excluded from the intended use. | |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Environment of Use | Healthcare facility/Hospital | Healthcare facility/Hospital |
| Intended User | Pediatric radiologist | Pediatric radiologist |
| Clinical Condition | Bone age assessment | Bone age assessment |
| Image Input | Complies with DICOM standard | Complies with DICOM standard |
| Scan Type | X-ray | X-ray |
| Anatomical Area | Left hand and wrist | Left hand and wrist |
| Image Display Mode | Static | Static |
| Artificial Intelligence Algorithm | Yes | Yes |
| Image Navigation and Manipulation Tools | No | No |
| 2D Image Review | No | No |
| Manual Landmark Placement | No | No |
| Semi-automatic Landmark Placement | No | No |
| Quantitative Analysis | Bone age assessment (years) | Bone age assessment (years) |
| Report Creation | Yes | No |
The MediAI-BA and the predicate device EFAI BAPXR (K234042) are both AI-based automated radiological image processing software designed to assist pediatric radiologists in bone age assessment using 2D Posterior-Anterior (PA) X-ray images of the left hand and wrist.
Both devices employ deep learning algorithms to analyze input images and generate bone age estimates. They operate in healthcare facilities and hospitals, are intended for pediatric radiologists,
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and are classified under 21 CFR 892.2050, Product Code QIH, Class II.
- Brief Summary of Performance Testing
CRESCOM conducted an independent performance evaluation study of MediAI-BA.
The test dataset consisted of 600 cases aged 2–18 years, collected from five sites across multiple states and multiple clinical organizations in the United States. The study population included 50.0% males and 50.0% females, and the racial/ethnic composition comprised White, Hispanic, Black, Asian & Pacific Islander, among others.
The X-ray scanner manufacturers used for the images included Samsung Electronics, Carestream Health, Kodak, Siemens, and Konica Minolta. (None of the cases used in this study were utilized for training or development of the MediAI-BA model.)
By comparing the software's bone age analysis results with the ground truth established by four evaluators, MediAI-BA was confirmed to meet all of the predefined performance criteria described below.
- In the Deming regression analysis, the slope was 1.000 (95% CI: 0.989–1.002) and the intercept was 0.08 (95% CI: −0.004–0.158), which is close to zero. The confidence intervals included 1 for the slope and 0 for the intercept, indicating no significant proportional or systematic bias between the software and the reference standard measurements.
- In the Bland-Altman analysis, the 95% limits of agreement for bone age assessment between the ground truth and MediAI-BA outputs ranged from −0.66 (−1.96 SD) to 0.71 (+1.96 SD), demonstrating high consistency and agreement.
- When the frequency distribution (histogram) of differences between MediAI-BA bone age measurements and the reference standard was analyzed with a bin width of 0.25 years, the mean difference was 0.026 years and the standard deviation was 0.3505 years, with most cases clustered near zero. Additionally, 89% of all cases demonstrated a difference of less than 0.5 years between the ground truth values and the software output.
Therefore, the automatic AI-based bone age assessment software, MediAI-BA, demonstrated performance comparable to bone age readings obtained by human evaluators using the GP atlas method.
We evaluated the consistency and accuracy of the heatmaps provided as visual evidence for MediAI-BA.
Consistency tests showed that most of the 30 evaluation cases met the predefined criterion (SSIM ≥ 0.85). All cases met the criteria under brightness adjustment and Gaussian noise conditions, and all five cases under rotation conditions also met the criteria. While some cases exhibited low SSIM scores under extreme conditions, such situations are considered highly unlikely to occur in real-world clinical imaging settings.
Accuracy tests revealed that bone age changes were observed in 27 of the 30 cases when the highlighted region of the heatmap was masked. In the remaining three cases, similar bone age values were observed in other regions even when a specific region was masked, indicating that masking did not significantly impact the evaluation results.
In conclusion, MediAI-BA's heatmap function demonstrated reliable visual consistency and accuracy across most test cases. Therefore, heatmaps can be used as a supplementary reference for understanding the interpretation of AI analysis results.
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- Conclusion
Based on the nonclinical and clinical evidence, MediAI-BA is substantially equivalent to the legally marketed predicate device in terms of safety, effectiveness, and performance. The device introduces no new risks and demonstrates comparable functionality and optimized workflow efficiency in bone age assessment, supporting its suitability for regulatory clearance.
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