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Table 2 Overview of the specific intended use items for all products and per product type and level of certification

From: How AI should be used in radiology: assessing ambiguity and completeness of intended use statements of commercial AI products

 

Intended use item

Medical indication/disease targeted

Part of the body or type of tissue

Use environment

User profile

Patient population

Operating principle

Total number of products

Total

89 (64%)

115 (83%)

24 (17%)

81 (58%)

29 (21%)

116 (83%)

139

Regulatory class

 MDD, class I

45 (87%)

46 (88%)

6 (12%)

31 (60%)

8 (15%)

46 (88%)

52

 MDD, class IIa

27 (49%)

42 (76%)

12 (22%)

27 (49%)

11 (20%)

47 (85%)

55

 MDR, class IIa

13 (57%)

20 (87%)

6 (26%)

18 (78%)

8 (35%)

15 (65%)

23

 MDR, class IIb

4 (44%)

7 (78%)

0 (0%)

5 (56%)

2 (22%)

8 (89%)

9

Product function

 Quantification

28 (52%)

46 (85%)

8 (15%)

23 (43%)

8 (15%)

45 (83%)

54

 Detection

21 (58%)

24 (67%)

7 (19%)

20 (56%)

7 (19%)

30 (83%)

36

 Diagnosis

18 (72%)

23 (92%)

6 (24%)

17 (68%)

8 (32%)

18 (72%)

25

 Triage

17 (94%)

17 (94%)

3 (17%)

17 (94%)

2 (11%)

18 (100%)

18

 Image enhancement

5 (83%)

5 (83%)

0 (0%)

4 (67%)

4 (67%)

5 (83%)

6

  1. MDD Medical Devices Directive, MDR Medical Devices Regulation