B-PO02-043 RADIOGRAPHIC IDENTIFICATION OF CIED MANUFACTURER: X-RAY LOGO VERSUS SMARTPHONE “PACEMAKER-ID” APP

Radiographic identification of an unknown CIED’s manufacturer can facilitate urgent interrogation. In the past, we relied on visualizing a manufacturer-specific X-ray logo. Recently, a free smartphone app (“Pacemaker-ID”) was made available. A photo of a chest X-ray is subjected to an AI algorithm that uses manufacturer-specific characteristics (shape, battery design) for identification with a reported accuracy of 89%. We sought to validate the...