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04/12/2023
In a groundbreaking development, researchers from Harvard Medical School have unveiled a revolutionary AI in healthcare capable of patient's risk early detection in atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) through the analysis of a single chest CT image. While traditional methods utilize a patient's coronary artery calcium score (CAC) from cardiac CT exams, this innovative approach, named CT-CV-Risk, explores the untapped potential of chest CT studies for comprehensive risk assessment.
Lead presenter Vineet Kalathur Raghu, PhD, and his team embarked on this exploration, leveraging the National Lung Screening Trial's chest CT exams to train CT-CV-Risk. The primary objective was to predict a patient's probability of cardiovascular mortality within a 12-year timeframe.
Testing the algorithm on a hold-out set of 7,405 individuals without a history of type 2 diabetes, myocardial infarction, or stroke revealed promising results. CT-CV-Risk demonstrated a statistically significant improvement over a baseline regression model for predicting cardiovascular mortality. Impressively, it also exhibited similar accuracy in predicting fatal myocardial infarctions and strokes. Moreover, the algorithm surpassed the capabilities of traditional methods by predicting cardiovascular mortality beyond the coronary artery calcium score and baseline risk factors.
The researchers emphasized the groundbreaking nature of their findings, stating, "Deep learning can estimate cardiovascular risk from a chest CT image." This breakthrough opens the door to opportunistic risk assessment, providing invaluable insights that can guide decisions for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease.
As we stand on the cusp of a new era in healthcare, where artificial intelligence seamlessly integrates with medical imaging, this research marks a significant stride toward enhancing cardiovascular risk assessment. The potential applications of CT-CV-Risk in primary prevention underscore the transformative impact of AI in healthcare, promising a future where innovative technologies safeguard and improve patient well-being.
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