FDA-cleared profile

FastStroke, CT Perfusion 4D

GE Medical Systems SCS

FastStroke is a CT image analysis software package that assists in the analysis and visualization of CT data derived from DICOM 3.0 compliant CT scans. FastStroke is intended for the purpose of displaying vasculature of the head and neck at different time points of enhancement. The software will assist the user by providing optimized display settings to enable fast review of the images in synchronized formats, aligning the display of the images to the order of the scans and linking together multiple groups of scans. In addition, the software fuses the vascular information from different time points into a single colorized view. This multiphase information can aid the physician in visualizing the presence or absence of collateral vessels in the brain. Collateral vessel information may aid the physician in the evaluation of stroke patients.

Evidence status: each field states its source quality, applicability, and review date. Research pending, information not established, and vendor documentation pending remain distinct outcomes.

Clinical details

What this tool is for

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Exact purpose
FastStroke is a CT image analysis software package that assists in the analysis and visualization of CT data derived from DICOM 3.0 compliant CT scans. FastStroke is intended for the purpose of displaying vasculature of the head and neck at different time points of enhancement. The software will assist the user by providing optimized display settings to enable fast review of the images in synchronized formats, aligning the display of the images to the order of the scans and linking together multiple groups of scans. In addition, the software fuses the vascular information from different time points into a single colorized view. This multiphase information can aid the physician in visualizing the presence or absence of collateral vessels in the brain. Collateral vessel information may aid the physician in the evaluation of stroke patients.
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Clinical-use display mirrors the best exact-submission purpose source because the reviewed FDA packet did not provide a more specific usable abstraction.

Intended users
Physicians
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Intended-user text reported in the exact-submission ACR model card.

Care setting and population
Research pending
  • Needs research
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Workflow role
Post-processing analysis
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Required input
CT/CTA images or data involving Brain; consult the FDA labeling for exact protocol, series, and quality requirements.
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Output and human action
FastStroke outputs a single colorized view fusing vascular information from multiple time points to visualize presence or absence of collateral vessels in the brain. CT Perfusion 4D outputs parametric images displaying perfusion-related parameters including regional blood flow, regional blood volume, mean transit time, and capillary permeability. The CT Perfusion 4D also uses a deep learning algorithm to segment brain ventricles.
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Clinical output reported in the exact-submission ACR model card.

Limitations
Exclusion criteria: Unspecified
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Limitations and supported-acquisition details reported in the exact-submission ACR model card.

Regulatory identity

FDA record and catalog context

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FDA submission
K193289
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Modality
CT/CTA
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Anatomy
Brain
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Anatomy normalized from explicit exact-submission ACR model-card wording.

Clearance type
510(k)
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Decision date
2020-11-12
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FDA status
FDA-cleared
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Implementation

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Integration
The exact-submission ACR model card explicitly references DICOM in the described input, output, or workflow; exact interfaces, versions, and local compatibility require confirmation.
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Interoperability terms explicitly reported in the exact-submission ACR model card; interface versions and local compatibility still require confirmation.

Deployment and data flow
Vendor documentation pending
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The reviewed sources do not establish the current exact-release hosting topology, data flow, region, tenancy, or disaster-recovery configuration.

Security and privacy
Vendor documentation pending
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Training and support
Vendor documentation pending
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Monitoring and change control
Vendor documentation pending
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Current drift, quality, uptime, alert, escalation, and incident-response commitments for the exact configuration require vendor confirmation.

Input or output interoperability

DICOM is explicitly referenced in the described input, output, or workflow.

exact submission · checked 2026-09-01

The model card does not establish every supported DICOM object, transfer method, or local interface.

ACR exact-submission catalog context

ACR AI Central provides an exact-submission model card for FastStroke, CT Perfusion 4D; FDA labeling remains controlling for clinical use, limitations, and performance.

exact submission · checked 2026-09-09

Evidence

Performance evidence

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Evidence summary
Study type: Stand-Alone Performance. Reference standard: Interpretation by Reviewing Clinician
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Structured study metadata from the exact-submission ACR model card; this is not an independent evidence synthesis.

Reported sensitivity
Research pending
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Reported specificity
Research pending
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No contextualized exact-version metric has completed evidence review. Regulatory-document values, when available, are shown above with their limitations.

FastStroke regulatory performance study summary

  • DesignStand-Alone Performance
  • PopulationPopulation described in the exact-submission ACR model card
  • Scopeexact submission
  • Tested versionExact product version not reported; regulatory study summarized for FDA submission K193289
  • IndependenceIndependence not established

K193289

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Costs and setup

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Pricing and total cost
Vendor documentation pending
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No public price or quote for the exact K193289 configuration was established in this review.

Reimbursement and coding
Not established in reviewed sources
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No exact-product payer policy, coding instruction, or payment determination was established; eligibility must be evaluated by payer, site of service, and use case.

Safety and lifecycle

Postmarket record

Recall and adverse-event records are shown only after product matching. Adverse-event reports do not establish incidence or causality.

Postmarket safety review
The exact-identifier FDA recall query returned no native recall record for K193289. This limited result does not establish absence of recalls or other safety information and does not cover later versions, family records, MAUDE reports, corrections, or field notices.
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Research record

What has been checked

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Automated sources checkedStatus
2026-09-09Last searched
21Fields reviewed
9Source classes checked
0Awaiting review PubMed leads
0Awaiting review trial leads
0Unreviewed FDA recall leads

Exact-submission ACR model-card fields were normalized under the current provenance rules; vendor and independent-study confirmation remain distinct. Exact FDA and recall packets were prepared and identity matched, but no new clinical or performance claim was promoted in the conservative fallback. Existing exact-submission facts retain their original source status and applicability; candidate literature remains quarantined. Automated exact-name discovery found 0 PubMed and 0 ClinicalTrials.gov candidate records. Candidates require human product and version matching; zero candidates is not evidence that no studies exist. Native FDA recall identifiers produced 0 postmarket candidate records; 0 have been reviewed (0 published, 0 rejected) and 0 remain unreviewed.

Candidate leads remain unpublished until a human confirms the exact product and tested version.

Source classes: fda ai list, fda decision summary, acr ai central product, fda device recall, literature index, trial registry, pubmed, clinical trials, openfda device recall

Sources & history

How this profile was documented

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Source ledger

  1. FDA K193289: FastStroke, CT Perfusion 4D

    U.S. Food and Drug Administration - Published 2020-11-12 - Accessed 2026-09-09

    Scope: identity, clinicalUse, modality, anatomy, workflow, evidence, implementation

  2. Artificial Intelligence-Enabled Medical Devices

    U.S. Food and Drug Administration - Accessed 2026-08-31

    Scope: regulatoryIdentity, modalityContext

  3. FastStroke model card (K193289)

    American College of Radiology - Published 2026-08-17 - Accessed 2026-09-01

    Scope: intendedUsers, output, limitations, evidenceSummary, integration, anatomy, evidenceStudies, implementationCapabilities

  4. PubMed biomedical literature index

    U.S. National Library of Medicine - Accessed 2026-09-01

    Scope: evidenceDiscovery

  5. ClinicalTrials.gov study registry

    U.S. National Library of Medicine - Accessed 2026-09-01

    Scope: evidenceDiscovery, studyStatus

  6. openFDA Device Recall API

    U.S. Food and Drug Administration - Accessed 2026-09-02

    Scope: recallDiscovery, nativeSubmissionMatching

  7. openFDA exact recall query for K193289

    U.S. Food and Drug Administration - Accessed 2026-09-09

    Scope: postmarketSafety

Research history

  1. K193289 FDA decision

    Regulatory record

    510(k)

  2. Source-review record updated

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