OsteoDetect AI tool finds wrist fractures, gets FDA approval

The FDA has approved a new artificial intelligence tool called OsteoDetect that helps doctors diagnose wrist fractures. The tool is a computer-aided detection and diagnosis software application that uses AI algorithms to help healthcare providers determine if a wrist fracture is present at a faster rate than traditional diagnostic technologies. The FDA has increasingly approved new technologies that offer novel ways to diagnose and support healthcare providers. The new OsteoDetect approval is the latest example of the FDA's increased acceptance of new technologies, this one specifically targeted at diagnostics. The software works by using AI to analyze 2D x-ray images of the patient's wrist.