DALLAS and TORONTO, Feb. 29,
2024 /CNW/ - Perimeter Medical Imaging AI, Inc.
(TSXV: PINK) (OTC: PYNKF) (FSE: 4PC) ("Perimeter" or
the "Company") – a commercial-stage medical technology company –
announced results from a peer-reviewed retrospective
study1 examining the integration of Wide Field Optical
Coherence Tomography (WF-OCT) with Perimeter's proprietary and
investigational "ImgAssist" artificial intelligence technology, an
AI-driven clinical decision support system created to enhance
productivity and decision making in breast cancer surgery margin
assessment.
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1 Levy Y, Rempel D, Nguyen M, Yassine A, Sanati-Burns M,
Salgia P, Lim B, Butler SL, Berkeley A, Bayram E. The Fusion of
Wide Field Optical Coherence Tomography and AI: Advancing Breast
Cancer Surgical Margin Visualization. Life. 2023; 13(12):2340.
https://doi.org/10.3390/life13122340
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From a clinical perspective, the deep learning model showed high
levels of sensitivity and specificity, accurately identifying 96.8%
of pathology-positive margins. These results highlight the clinical
viability of AI-enhanced margin visualization using WF-OCT in
breast cancer surgery and its potential to decrease reoperation
rates due to residual tumors.
Adrian Mendes, Perimeter's Chief
Executive Officer, stated, "We have a training dataset of several
million proprietary images of both cancerous and healthy tissue
captured with our OCT imaging technology. Our world-class AI team
has developed models tailored for real-time applications in
healthcare settings and used our vast image library to train these
models to achieve an industry-leading result. Perimeter's AI
leadership represents a key value driver as we build a product
pipeline that aims to improve surgical outcomes and broaden our
addressable market through a variety of tissue types beyond
breast."
An ongoing, multi-center, randomized, two-arm, pivotal clinical
trial – led by Principal Investigator, Dr. Alastair Thompson at Baylor
College of Medicine – is evaluating the use of Perimeter
B-Series OCT combined with its proprietary ImgAssist AI software
during breast conservation surgery. Perimeter intends to conduct a
planned interim analysis in the second quarter of 2024, with study
completion anticipated by the end of 2024.
About Perimeter Medical Imaging AI, Inc.
Based in
Toronto, Canada and Dallas, Texas, Perimeter Medical Imaging AI
(TSX-V: PINK) (OTC: PYNKF) (FSE: 4PC) is a medical
technology company driven to transform cancer surgery with
ultra-high-resolution, real-time, advanced imaging tools to address
areas of high unmet medical need. Available across the U.S., our
FDA-cleared Perimeter S-Series OCT system provides real-time,
cross-sectional visualization of excised tissues at the cellular
level. The breakthrough-device-designated investigational Perimeter
B-Series OCT with ImgAssist AI represents our next-generation
artificial intelligence technology that is currently being
evaluated in a pivotal clinical trial, with support from a grant of
up to US$7.4 million awarded by the
Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas. The company's ticker symbol "PINK" is a
reference to the pink ribbons used during Breast Cancer Awareness
Month.
Perimeter B-Series OCT is limited by U.S. law to
investigational use and not available for sale in the United States.
Perimeter S-Series OCT has 510(k) clearance under a general
indication and has not been evaluated by the U.S. FDA specifically
for use in breast tissue, breast cancer, other types of cancer,
margin evaluation, and reducing re-excision rates. The safety and
effectiveness of these uses has not been established. For more
information, please visit www.perimetermed.com/disclosures.
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