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Snapshot · OMB 2025 inventory · processed Oct 11, 2026
VA · VA-24-4361 · record R2269

Spine Planning (2.0), Elements Spine Planning, Elements Planning Spine

Department of Veterans Affairs · VHA: Veterans Health Administration

Overview

Development stage
DeployedSource: c) Deployed – The use case is being actively authorized or utilized to support the functions or mission of an agency.
High-impact designation
High-impactSource: a) High-impact
Impact justification
Not reported
Start date
Not reported
Withheld from public reporting
Not reported

Mission

Topic area
Health and Medical
Operational functions
Clinical and medical Derived by keyword rules; see methodology

Problem the AI is intended to solve

Spine Planning is intended for pre- and intraoperative planning of open and minimally invasive spinal procedures. It displays digital patient images (computed tomography (CT), Cone Beam CT, Magnetic resonance (MR), X-ray) and allows measurement and planning of spinal implants, such as screws and rods.

Expected benefits

Supports spine procedure planning.

System outputs

AI/ML algorithms are used in Spine Planning for detection of landmarks on 2D images for vertebrae labeling and measurement and vertebra detection on Digitally Reconstructed Radiograph (DRR) images of 3D datasets for atlas registration (labeling of the vertebra). The AI/ML algorithm is a Convolutional Neuronal Network (CNN) developed using a Supervised Learning approach. The algorithm was developed using a controlled internal process that defines activities from the inspection of input data to the training and verification of the algorithm.

Technology

AI classification
Computer visionSource: Computer Vision: AI that processes and interprets visual data (e.g., images and videos).
System name(s)
Not reported
Custom-developed code
No
Public source code
Not reported

Sourcing

How it was built
Purchased from vendorSource: a) Purchased from a vendor
Vendor (as reported)
Not reported
Vendors (standardized)
None on the standard list

A vendor is the supplier named by the agency. It does not identify the underlying model or AI technology.

Data and privacy

Involves PII
Not reported
Privacy Impact Assessment
Not reported
Authorization to Operate
Not reported
Demographic features
Not reported
Training and evaluation data
Not reported
Federal Data Catalog
Not reported

Governance

0 of 8 minimum-practice questions answered. A blank answer means the agency reported nothing; it does not mean the practice is absent.

Pre-deployment testingNo answer reported
AI impact assessmentNo answer reported
Independent reviewNo answer reported
Ongoing monitoringNo answer reported
Operator trainingNo answer reported
Fail-safeNo answer reported
Appeal processNo answer reported
User and public consultationNo answer reported

Potential impacts and how they were identified

Not reported