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Precision Image Analysis (PIA)

Precision Image Analysis (PIA)

Hospitals and Health Care

Bellevue, WA 2,747 followers

Outsourced CT/MRI Image Post-Processing Services

About us

𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐈𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐀𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐬 (PIA) delivers 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐝-𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐂𝐓 & 𝐌𝐑𝐈 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭-𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠—specializing in 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐜, 𝐕𝐚𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫, and 𝐍𝐞𝐮𝐫𝐨—so hospitals, imaging centers, and researchers get expert analysis and standardized reports without capital costs, hardware, or training. We act as your 𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐬, providing: 💠Immediate access to advanced image analysis, reports, and expertise 💠Improved workflow efficiency & cost savings 💠Consistent, standardized results 💠A service that never takes vacation By removing the burden of expensive software, hardware, and staffing, PIA helps you 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐛𝐨𝐭𝐡 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐟𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐟𝐥𝐨𝐰. 💠Learn at www.piamedical.com | info@piamedical.com| (425) 822-8199💠

Website
https://www.piamedical.com/
Industry
Hospitals and Health Care
Company size
11-50 employees
Headquarters
Bellevue, WA
Type
Privately Held
Founded
2012
Specialties
Image Post-Processing as a Service, Cardiac, CT analysis, Neuro, Vascular Measurements, Tumor Volume Quantification, Cardiovascular Post-Processing, Outsourced Image Analysis, Image Acquisition Training, Terarecon, Medis, TAVR, DTI, Fiber Tracking, Coronary CTA, Calcium Scoring, Cardiac MR, Circle, T2 star, and T1 & T2 Mapping

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  • Precision Image Analysis (PIA) reposted this

    Cardiovascular disease is still the #1 killer globally….and yet so much of the information we need to intervene earlier is already sitting inside imaging. 🫀 That is what this graphic captures so well: the problem is not always lack of technology. Often, the real gap is implementation, education, and clinical adoption. CCTA can show us far more than stenosis. It helps identify plaque, high-risk features, anatomy, and disease burden before a patient reaches a crisis point. CT-FFR is changing the way we think about downstream referral patterns by helping clinicians better understand functional significance before sending patients to the cath lab. CMR adds another layer by showing what CT cannot always fully characterize tissue, scar, inflammation, function, and viability. Together, CCTA, CT-FFR, and CMR are reshaping how cardiovascular disease is detected, understood, and managed. But having access to these tools is not enough. Clinicians need to know when to order them. Technologists need optimized protocols. Physicians need confidence interpreting and applying the results. Hospitals need workflows that make advanced imaging practical instead of overwhelming. •••Radiology professionals aren’t being replaced by AI. In many ways, we’re becoming the guides helping the rest of the hospital learn how to use it RESPONSIBLY. The lessons being learned in imaging today will move into cardiology, emergency medicine, oncology, and hospital operations tomorrow. The future of cardiovascular care will not be built by imaging tools alone. It will be built by the people who know how to make those tools clinically useful, operationally realistic, and safe for patients. AI is moving fast. Implementation has to catch up! That’s what we’re here for. Precision Image Analysis (PIA) 🫀

    View profile for James J. Thompson

    Cardiac AI · Advanced Cardiovascular Imaging (CCTA/CMR) | Board Certified Radiologist | Imaging Physicist | Founder, Gaming Cardiac | Revolutionising How We Prevent Heart Disease

    Most heart attacks were preventable and we saw them coming. The imaging data existed but the action didn't. Heart disease is still the number one killer globally in 2026. Not because we lack the tools to detect it early. We have them. Coronary CTA (CCTA) can identify high risk plaque years before a cardiac event. Cardiac MRI can characterize disease with extraordinary precision. The technology exists, it's validated, it's guideline-supported. The problem is implementation.  Too many physicians don't know how to order it correctly.  Too many systems don't have the protocols or the trained interpreters.  And too many patients are walking around with dangerous plaque that nobody has looked for  because "they haven't had symptoms yet." That is a systemic failure of education and adoption not a failure of technology. Better physician education around advanced cardiovascular imaging is one of the highest leverage interventions in modern medicine. When the right clinician orders the right scan at the right time and knows how to interpret it the outcome changes. That's it.  That's the whole solution. I've spent 15+ years building cardiac imaging programs from the ground up. I founded Gaming Cardiac CCTA/CMR specifically to address this gap making advanced imaging education more engaging, accessible, and actually usable at the point of care. A few things every clinician should understand about CCTA right now: 1. CCTA doesn't just find stenosis. It finds plaque. Low attenuation plaque, positive remodeling, napkin ring sign,  these are the findings that predict rupture risk. Knowing the anatomy is not enough. 2. Zero calcium score ≠ low risk in younger patients. A 45 year old with a zero CAC but high risk lipid pattern and family history may still have non-calcified plaque. CCTA sees what CAC scoring misses. 3. FFR CT is changing referral patterns. We no longer have to send every intermediate stenosis to the cath lab. Functional data from CT alone is now guideline supported.  If your program isn't using this, you're behind. 4. Protocol matters as much as the machine. I've seen outstanding CCTA on 64 slice scanners and terrible results on 256 slice systems.  The protocol, the tech, the timing all of it matters and it's all learnable. 5. CMR adds what CTA can't see. Tissue characterization, scar burden, infiltrative disease if you're not cross-referencing CCTA with CMR in complex cases, you're leaving clinical information on the table. The best cardiac intervention is the one we plan for years before the event. Prevention first medicine requires imaging first thinking. That shift starts with physician education. Are you ordering CCTA in your practice? Where are you running into the biggest adoption barriers imaging access, protocol uncertainty, or interpretation confidence? Let's talk about it in the comments.

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  • Technology can empower imaging departments, but its impact depends on the people and processes behind it. At PIA, we’re proud to support imaging leaders with solutions that help strengthen workflows and improve patient care. Thanks for sharing your perspective, Elise!

    As a Radiology Director, one of the biggest lessons I’ve learned is that a successful imaging department is about much more than equipment. You can have the newest CT scanner, but if your workflows, staffing, scheduling, and patient experience aren’t optimized, you won’t achieve the results you’re looking for. High-performing imaging departments focus on: ✔ Operational efficiency
✔ Team engagement
✔ Regulatory compliance
✔ Physician relationships
✔ Patient experience Technology matters, but leadership and operations drive long-term success. What do you believe is the most important factor in building a successful imaging department? #Radiology #HealthcareLeadership #ImagingServices #HospitalOperations #HealthcareManagement

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  • Precision Image Analysis (PIA) reposted this

    See You at AHRA 2026! Precision Image Analysis is excited to attend the AHRA Annual Meeting in Orlando, July 12–15, 2026. We're looking forward to connecting with imaging leaders from across the country and discussing how PIA supports healthcare providers with expert CT and MR post-processing services. We hope to see you there! 💙 #ahra2026 www.piamedical.com

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