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3 September 2026

Workup vs SignalPET

These are not the same purchase. SignalPET is a radiology service you send a study to and pay for per study. Workup is an app in your pocket that measures a heart off the monitor in front of you, for a flat monthly price — and it does the dosing and the calculators too.

Compared against

SignalPET (signalpet.com)

Read 3 September 2026 from their own pages: www.signalpet.com/. Products change — check before you buy, and tell us if anything here has gone out of date.

VHS/VLAS is canine, from a good-quality right lateral radiograph. On-device means the nine calculators, the 326-drug catalog and the references; VHS/VLAS and the USG Predictor run on cloud inference and need a connection.

10 criteria

10 criteria, stated the same way for both

What it is

WorkupAn app on your own phone: measure, dose and calculate at the point of care, with no study to upload

SignalPETA radiology reporting service: send the study, get an AI report back, with escalation to a board-certified radiologist

Price

Workup$2.99/week, $9.99/month, or $99.99/year — about $8.33/month (USD), unlimited measurements

SignalPETTheir figures: Complete Report $30-60 per study (up to 30 minutes); Radiologist Report from $60 (1-12 hours)

Free trial

WorkupNone. A 30-day free trial, then a plan

SignalPET“30-day introduction. No credit card. No commitment.”

VHS / VLAS from a radiograph

WorkupLive camera capture of a canine right lateral, landmark detection, quality tier, breed-specific normal range, in seconds on the phone

SignalPETFull radiograph interpretation rather than a single measurement; VHS/VLAS is not published as a standalone output

Peer-reviewed algorithm

WorkupPLOS ONE (2026), doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0337679

SignalPETNo peer-reviewed validation listed on their public pages

Human specialist read

WorkupNot offered — Workup measures, it does not interpret a study

SignalPETTheir figure: 40+ radiologists, with auto-escalation when the AI lacks confidence at no extra charge

Drugs and calculators

Workup326 drugs and nine calculators, on-device

SignalPETNot a listed feature — the product is radiology reporting

Works with no signal

WorkupThe calculators, the 326-drug catalog and the references run on-device

SignalPETNot stated either way on their public pages; the product is a web application

Scale

WorkupTwo founders in Houston. 12 DVMs in open beta

SignalPETTheir figures: 2,500+ active clinics, 7,000+ active clinicians, 95,000+ cases a month

Platforms

WorkupiOS and Android

SignalPETWeb application, with PACS cloud storage included

Which one
fits you

They are not the same tool, and one of them is not for you

Pick SignalPET

Pick SignalPET if what you actually want is the whole radiograph read — by an AI first and a board-certified radiologist when the AI is unsure — and if per-study billing suits how often you shoot films. It buys a second opinion on the study, which Workup does not sell at any price, and it is by far the larger and more established of the two.

Pick Workup

Pick Workup if you want the measurement yourself, now, off the monitor, without uploading anything or paying per study — and if the dosing and the calculators between appointments matter as much as the film does. On price, compare on volume: at $30-60 a study, one or two studies a month costs more than a year of Workup. They are not substitutes, and plenty of practices would sensibly run both.

Every Workup plan is the entire app and starts with a 30-day free trial. The three cadences and the FAQ are worth reading first.