How routine breast screenings could help predict heart problems
New technology could screen for both breast cancer and heart risks
- A new study has found that artificial intelligence (AI) trained on routine breast screening images could help predict heart problems in women.
- Experts suggest this technology offers a cost-effective 'two for one' opportunity to screen women for both breast cancer and cardiovascular risks simultaneously.
- Researchers in Australia developed an AI algorithm using mammogram images from nearly 50,000 women enrolled in a breast cancer research initiative.
- The AI's aim was to predict the risk of major cardiovascular diseases, such as heart attacks and strokes, over a 10-year period.
- Published in the journal Heart, the study concluded that the algorithm performed as effectively as traditional calculators in assessing heart risks.