New Google AI Can Detect Cardiovascular Diseases Using Retinal Scans

A new algorithm developed by Google and its sibling-company Verily Life Sciences can assess a person's risk of cardiovascular diseases. The AI scans images of a person's retina and accurately predicts the risk of major cardiac events such as heart attack or stroke. The robotic AI uses standard retinal scans to analyze the blood vessels in the retina. The study led by researchers from Google, Verily Life Sciences, and the Stanford School of Medicine used deep-learning algorithms to extract new knowledge from retinal images. The AI scanned the retinal images and identified cardiovascular risk factors based on age, gender, blood pressure, and smoking status, among others.