EurekAlert highlights our study about imaging-AI

EurekAlerts from AAAS covers our study about imaging-AI for cardiovascular risk prediction. In this study we used AI to automatically measure a common marker of heart disease in patients getting chest CT scans for lung cancer screening.

Low-dose chest CT is approved for lung cancer screening in high-risk people, such as long-time smokers. While these CT scans are intended to diagnose lung cancer, coronary artery calcium, a measure of plaque in the arteries, is also visible on CT. The coronary artery calcium score derived from CT is a well-established measure that helps doctors decide who should get cholesterol-lowering preventive medications called statins.

Besides AAAS, news-outlets ScienceDaily and Auntminnie, also reported about this study.