VIDEO: AI can be used to quantify coronary artery calcium on unrelated CT scans

ByFatima Rodriguez, MD, MPH

Fact checked byErik Swain

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CT scans performed for non-CV reasons may show a patient has coronary artery calcium.
Artificial intelligence can be used to verify and quantify CAC from these scans, potentially leading to preventive therapy.

ARLINGTON, Texas — In this Healio video exclusive, Fatima Rodriguez, MD, MPH, discusses the use of artificial intelligence to quantify coronary artery calcium from CT scans done for non-CV reasons.

Rodriguez, associate professor in cardiovascular medicine at Stanford University, gave a presentation on that topic at the American Society for Preventive Cardiology Congress on CVD Prevention.

Rodriguez said her team found that when a CT scan is done for a non-CV reason and AI is used to determine that CAC was present and to quantify its extent, “notifying patients and their clinicians of the presence of this incidental finding can dramatically improve the rates of guideline-directed statin use.”

Watch the video for more.

Reference:

Rodriguez F. Session 8: Novel approaches to opportunistic screening. Presented at: American Society of Preventive Cardiology Congress on CVD Prevention; July 21-23, 2023; Arlington, Texas.

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Disclosures: Rodriguez reports consulting for Esperion and Novartis and performing event adjudication for Novo Nordisk.

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