SimonMed launches optional AI add-ons for routine imaging

SimonMed Imaging has introduced optional AI-enabled add-on services for routine imaging exams across its outpatient imaging network.

The new offerings include Calcium Score+, CT Bone Density, and MR Lumbar Spine+. Each service applies AI to images patients are already receiving, without requiring additional scan time or radiation exposure, according to a published company announcement.

Patients who opt into the services receive results through SimonMed’s Digital Health Platform. The platform provides summaries, visual explanations, guided next steps, and access to a patient navigator for follow-up support, according to the announcement.

Calcium Score+ enhances coronary calcium scoring with AI-enabled analysis and a guided reporting experience. The service quantifies calcified plaque in the coronary arteries from CT images, a marker used to assess cardiovascular risk.

CT Bone Density uses AI to assess bone mineral density from CT scans that include the spine. SimonMed describes the service as an add-on for chest CT or coronary calcium score exams that does not require additional scan time or radiation.

Both Calcium Score+ and CT Bone Density can be added to noncontrast chest CT exams, including lung cancer screening studies. CT Bone Density may also be applied to abdomen and pelvis CT exams, expanding the number of scans that can be used to assess fracture risk.

MR Lumbar Spine+ applies AI-enhanced analysis to standard lumbar spine MRI exams. SimonMed said the service organizes existing MRI images into level-by-level measurements and annotated visuals, with no change to the MRI exam and no additional appointment time.

The MR Lumbar Spine+ report is delivered through SimonMed’s Digital Health Platform, powered by Cascaid Health, and includes educational guidance and a tailored action plan. Patient navigators can answer questions and help coordinate recommended follow-up care, according to SimonMed.

MR Lumbar Spine+ is listed as a $50 self-pay add-on to noncontrast lumbar spine MRI. Patients can opt in or out at appointment check-in, according to SimonMed’s patient information page.

“AI is accelerating a fundamental shift in healthcare, from reacting to disease to managing health over time,” said John Simon, MD, CEO and founder of SimonMed.

The company said the add-ons are part of a broader strategy to build an AI-driven imaging ecosystem that combines advanced analytics, patient engagement, and preventive screening. SimonMed also offers SimonMed Longevity, a preventive imaging division that includes whole-body MRI and multimodality screening services.