Machine learning used on mammograms may help predict heart disease
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- Reviewed by Robert H. Shmerling, MD, Senior Faculty Editor, Harvard Health Publishing; Editorial Advisory Board Member, Harvard Health Publishing
new analysisThe researchers developed a deep machine learning tool (a type of artificial intelligence) to predict heart disease risk over a 10-year period, based only on a woman’s age and features from her mammogram images (such as blood vessel calcium deposits and breast density). The analysis showed that the new tool was just as accurate as common heart disease risk calculators, which rely on age and medical data such as cholesterol and blood pressure values.
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About the Author
Julie Corliss, Executive Editor, Harvard Heart Letter
About the Reviewer
Robert H. Shmerling, MD, Senior Faculty Editor, Harvard Health Publishing; Editorial Advisory Board Member, Harvard Health Publishing
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