AI for Coronary Artery Disease

The EU has approved an AI technology that can identify people at risk of a fatal heart attack, years before it strikes. The CE marked tool uses AI and deep-learning technology to produce a fat attenuation index score (FAI-Score), which accurately measures inflammation of blood vessels in and around the heart.

But keep in mind that CE marking does not say anything about effectivity, efficience, sensitivy or specificity.

Abbott Ultreon 1.0 software merges optical coherence tomography (OCT), an imaging tool that provides cardiologists a view inside an artery or blood vessel, with AI technology for enhanced visualisation. This combined technology can detect the severity of calcium-based blockages and measure vessel diameter to improve the precision of surgeon’s decision-making during coronary stenting procedures.