Boston-based a2z Radiology raised $4.5M and earned FDA clearance for its Unified Triage AI solution for abdominal and pelvic CT scans.
Key Details
- 1a2z Radiology, founded in 2024, is developing AI tools for medical imaging interpretation.
- 2The company secured $4.5 million in seed funding from investors including SeaX and Khosla Ventures.
- 3Its Unified Triage system received FDA clearance and is designed as a multi-condition tool for abdomen-pelvis CT analysis.
- 4a2z claims its product is the first of its kind, focusing on broad multi-condition triage instead of single findings.
- 5The funds will be used to commercially deploy Unified Triage and develop further imaging AI products.
- 6Harvard biomedical informatics professor Pranav Rajpurkar co-founded the startup.
Why It Matters
Multi-condition AI tools could streamline radiology workflows, helping to detect a broader range of pathologies in a single scan and supporting radiologist efficiency. Regulatory milestones and investment indicate escalating momentum for generalist AI in medical imaging.
Source
Radiology Business
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