Segasist Technologies Launches Segasist™ P-AC 1.0 for Auto-Contouring of Prostate Images

April 14, 2011 (Toronto, ON) - Segasist Technologies, a Canadian software company developing automated image contouring methods for biomedical applications announced today the release of its auto-contouring software Segasist™ P-AC 1.0 for prostate images.

Segasist P-AC 1.0 is a software tool developed for the purpose of segmenting MR, CT and Ultrasound images of the prostate for research purposes. The software is the natural evolution of the previously released Segasist PMR-R with more functionalities and an improved segmentation engine. Segasist P-AC 1.0, clinically validated, provides a tool for accurately and quickly processing prostate images (CT/MR/US), including performing volumetric calculations, a function which, up until now, was a missing component in prostate cancer research.

Manual delineation or contouring of the prostate gland in CT, MR and Ultrasound images can be performed for different purposes and constitutes a tedious and time-consuming task. Segasist P-AC 1.0 is the first commercial software of its kind providing a complete solution for segmentation and volumetric measurements of the prostate gland in any modality. The software provides integrated editing tools built around its unique segmentation engine, which makes the software most useful and convenient: the software can be trained, resulting in increased flexibility and efficiency.

“The P-AC 1.0 software has been clinically validated,” says Hamid Tizhoosh, CEO of Segasist Technologies. “Clinicians have confirmed how useful the Segasist software is in practice. We are currently in the process of submitting our 510(k) application to the FDA. Meanwhile, we will continue to make the software available to researchers.”

About Segasist Technologies

Segasist Technologies is a software company based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, that is focused on developing volumetric analysis productivity tools for use with advanced visualization modalities including MR, Ultrasound, and CT. The company's premiere product - Segasist Segmentation Assistant software - is initially thought to be feasible for use in improving accuracy in delineating healthy versus unhealthy tissue in radiation planning and radiology. Segasist is a flexible solution; it can be applied to a multitude of medical image types, integrated into existing commercial visualization and planning software, or used as a plug-in productivity tool in a clinical setting.

For more information contact: Dr. Hamid R. Tizhoosh, (647) 260-7834 or visit http://www.segasist.com