TABLE 2.

U.S. Food and Drug Administration Grading System for Risk Evaluation of Software as Medical Device (15)

Significance of AIMD
Patient conditionNon-CADe (e.g., measure, denoise, annotate; no interpretation)CADe (e.g., identify abnormalities; dosimetry calculation)CADx (e.g., guide diagnosis or treatment)
Not seriousIIII
SeriousIIIIII
CriticalIIIIIIV
  • I–IV represent lowest risk through highest risk.