AI Could Help Detect Common Cardiovascular Diseases From Mammograms
Researchers said AI analysis of 29,921 mammograms achieved AUROCs of 0.79 for hypertension, 0.78 for ischemic heart disease and 0.86 for stroke.
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An artificial intelligence (AI) tool capable of analyzing mammograms to identify signs of cardiovascular diseases presented promising results in a study with almost 100,000 tests. The technology was able to distinguish women with hypertension, ischemic heart disease — also known as coronary artery disease — and history of stroke, according to research presented at the Congress of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), in Munich.
"Although cardiovascular diseases are the most common cause of death among women worldwide, women are constantly under-diagnosed and under-treated for these diseases," says Viana Copeland from the Chaim Sheba Medical Center in Tel Aviv.
According to a study conducted at Tel Aviv University
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