RE: Just digging2 Jul 2025 10:13
Hi Tyke,
Yes an outstanding effort and a lot of money raised.
The imaging side of the business gets two products, Stonechecker and LSN, mentioned in Abdominal Radiology dated 27th June 2025. Here is the link: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00261-025-05088-3
I think this is the first positive search return I have had for Stonechecker.
This is from the article:
“Traditional methods of evaluating kidney stones via computed tomography (CT) scans present challenges, including variability in interpretation among radiologists and the labor-intensive nature of manually analyzing multiple parameters. One algorithm (StoneChecker, Imaging Biometrics, LLC, Elm Grove, WI) can help reduce the burden on radiologists by calculating stone volume, mean Hounsfield unit (HU) density, skin-to-stone distance, and various texture values (mean, mean of positive pixels, standard deviation, skewness, kurtosis, and entropy), thereby helping to standardize interpretation and guide treatment decisions. The product analyzes DICOM CT images and generates output metrics like stone volume and HU density to permit assessment of the stone’s composition and likelihood of successful conservative management [32]. Texture analysis provides additional insights into the stone’s internal composition, which can aid in predicting the success of lithotripsy, or predict the number of shocks needed to fragment the stone [33]. In one small clinical study of 45 patients, the algorithm was found to reliably provide texture analysis to help differentiate between softer uric acid stones and harder non-uric acid stones with single-feature areas under the curve ranging from 0.898 to 0.960 [34]”.
Maybe, just maybe it should be commercially exploited and a return earned on the r&d costs?
Cheers
Shrek
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