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As part of heartflow's internal review, we identified a potential false negative.The investigation determined that the left main and proximal rca were modeled larger than indicated in the computed tomography (ct) data due to misinterpretation by heartflow's automated technology and inspection process.The physician was notified of the investigation results and has not indicated a safety event with the patient at this time.The customer site reported that the patient was referred for catheter angiography.Heartflow's analysis instructions for use include the following warning: due to the variability in the heartflow analysis, the output should be reviewed as one of several clinical data points to be used in conjunction with the patient's original ct images, clinical history, symptoms, and other diagnostic tests, as well as an appropriately trained clinician's clinical judgment, to evaluate the patient.The heartflow analysis process is dependent on the quality of the imaging data provided.Ffrct values may be affected by assumptions needed to resolve anatomy in areas of uncertainty, whether provided by the physician or made by heartflow case analysts.
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