Calidar, Inc.
Developer of a volumetric X-ray diffraction imaging system (branded as 4D Mammography) that combines 3D mammography with X-ray diffraction to produce scatter-based tissue fingerprints. The company is focused on prototype device engineering, preclinical validation, and first-in-human clinical evaluation of an investigational imaging system intended to improve noninvasive breast cancer diagnosis.
Industries
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Nr. of Employees
small (1-50)
Products
4D Mammography imaging system (investigational prototype)
An investigational imaging system that integrates volumetric X-ray diffraction spectra with 3D mammography to produce scatter-based tissue fingerprints and support tissue classification.
4D Mammography imaging system (investigational prototype)
An investigational imaging system that integrates volumetric X-ray diffraction spectra with 3D mammography to produce scatter-based tissue fingerprints and support tissue classification.
Services
Partnering with clinical sites to recruit and image patients under an investigational protocol to evaluate diagnostic performance of the investigational imaging system.
Engineering and laboratory testing of investigational volumetric X-ray diffraction imaging systems and preclinical validation using breast-simulating models.
Partnering with clinical sites to recruit and image patients under an investigational protocol to evaluate diagnostic performance of the investigational imaging system.
Engineering and laboratory testing of investigational volumetric X-ray diffraction imaging systems and preclinical validation using breast-simulating models.
Expertise Areas
- Medical imaging
- Breast imaging diagnostics
- Imaging device prototyping and engineering
- Clinical trial execution for investigational imaging devices
Key Technologies
- X-ray diffraction imaging
- Volumetric (3D) mammographic integration
- Scatter spectroscopy / spectral fingerprinting
- Spectral image analysis and classification algorithms
News & Updates
First patient imaged in a first-in-human pilot study using an investigational volumetric X-ray diffraction imaging prototype to collect in vivo diffraction spectra and compare performance to existing mammography devices.
Presentation at Duke's annual investor showcase; event video published.
Presentation of the 4D Mammography concept at a regional investor event hosted by a biotechnology center.
Award of a strategic research loan to support the first-in-human study of the investigational imaging system.
Exclusive license obtained from a university for a patent enabling volumetric X-ray diffraction imaging for medical applications.
Company formation focused on developing volumetric X-ray diffraction imaging for breast cancer diagnostics.
First patient imaged in a first-in-human pilot study using an investigational volumetric X-ray diffraction imaging prototype to collect in vivo diffraction spectra and compare performance to existing mammography devices.
Presentation at Duke's annual investor showcase; event video published.
Presentation of the 4D Mammography concept at a regional investor event hosted by a biotechnology center.
Award of a strategic research loan to support the first-in-human study of the investigational imaging system.
Exclusive license obtained from a university for a patent enabling volumetric X-ray diffraction imaging for medical applications.
Company formation focused on developing volumetric X-ray diffraction imaging for breast cancer diagnostics.