Last Updated:
April 23rd, 2020
Certification
Pending (expected Q1 2021)
Development Stage
Online web interface: on the market; mobile application: under development (targeted for release in Q3 2020)
Deployment
Online & offline
Intended Age Group
18+ years
Target Setting
Primary health centers, teleradiology companies, government/public sector, e.g. national TB program
Current Market
Pakistan, the Philippines, South Africa, Brazil, Uganda, Cambodia
Input
»» Compatible with any digital chest X-ray machine (vendor neutral)
»» Chest X-ray image format: JPEG, PNG, DICOM
»» Chest X-ray type: posterior-anterior chest X-ray, anterior-posterior chest X-ray
»» Other requirements: none
Output
Structured report including:
»» Heat map,
»» Dichotomous output only indicating whether TB is likely present or likely absent,
»» Probability score for TB
»» The default threshold score for "Highly likely of TB" is 75. Any score above 40 is considered "Suspicious". Any score below 40 is considered "Unlikely TB". All score thresholds can be adjusted per application based on the required True Positive and False Positive Rate at a given threshold and for a given patient population.
Server
The cloud server requires 32 GB RAM, 8 cores and 500 GB disk space. The offline device requires 4 GB RAM.
Integration
EPCON uses DICOM C-Store and all other legacy integrations will need to be discussed on a case-by-case basis.
Software
Any modern web browser
Processing Time
20 seconds
Hardware
For cloud solution: a web interface running on a desktop PC or tablet.
For offline solution: a device with power supply that hosts a DICOM C-Store and local user interface is provided.
Validation