Blackford Curated Marketplace provides a vetted curated marketplace of regulatory approved medical imaging analysis applications and AI algorithms accessed via Blackford Platform.

Blackford provide a single platform to quickly access and manage a curated marketplace of regulatory cleared medical image analysis applications and AI algorithms that add clinical value. Over the past decade, we have worked with leading hospitals, radiology groups, imaging centers and technology providers to deliver automated solutions that help healthcare professionals add clinical value, improve diagnostic confidence and patient outcomes at lower cost. Easily integrated into existing workflows, our unique platform provides actionable information that allows healthcare providers to use imaging information smartly and reduce the cost of care, while improving diagnostic confidence and patient outcomes. The platform’s relevancy engine determines which studies to send each clinical application and results and reports are delivered seamlessly to where they are needed in existing systems.

Momentum Spine is an AI-based digital health application to monitor spinal deformities remotely. The mobile application employs smartphone cameras to recreate a true-to-scale three-dimensional model of the torso from a simple 45-second video. Momentum Spine’s algorithms analyze 3D topography to predict the internal anatomy of the spine. In other words, Momentum Spine quantifies the extra-spinal deformities (what we can see from the outside with the naked eye) and correlates them to the Cobb Angle (what we can only see on X-rays) to predict the progression of the deformity. Automatic feature extraction, such as shoulder imbalance and trunk asymmetry, are also calculated to provide both the clinician and the patient with a global picture of the deformity, as physical appearance is often a significant preoccupation of these patients. Overall, instead of offering the same treatment algorithm to everyone, patients benefit from an augmented, individualized standard of care. For example, a stable patient does not need an unnecessary X-ray and hospital visit every six months; their appointment could be delayed as necessary (if and when progression is detected). Reversely, patients with progression benefit from rapid, early preventative treatment, otherwise unnoticed for months. Momentum Spine’s imagery-guided AI predictions allow physicians to stratify patients by severity, intervene timely and follow the progress of their patients closely to ensure an optimized and personalized standard of care.