AI Tool Uses CT Scans to Predict Decreased Blood Flow to the Heart

Researchers and colleagues at Cedars-Sinai have created an artificial intelligence (AI) tool that employs computed tomography (CT) scans to detect patients who are at risk of decreased blood flow to the heart. The tool can correctly predict decreased blood flow within the coronary arteries as well as within the heart muscle. The benefit of this AI tool is that it could possibly be used in real-time when patients come in for a CT scan to help doctors establish the subsequent step in the treatment strategy. Coronary arteries blockages usually happen because of the accumulation of fatty plaques. This may limit blood flow to the heart, resulting in chest pain, heart attacks, or even death.