Picture archiving and communications systems
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
July 27 FDA guidance on 510(k) submissions for the Class II devices is not applicable to either medical information systems for non-clinical data, or "image processing devices that utilize artificial intelligence or other techniques to identify abnormalities in medical images or assist in diagnosis," the document states
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