AI Reduced False Positives in Myocardial Perfusion Imaging Study
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Artificial intelligence (AI) software substantially reduced false positives on myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) for the diagnosis of coronary artery disease in high-risk patients, show data presented at the European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM) 2022 meeting. Miguel Figueroa, MD, PhD, specialist in nuclear medicine and radiology at University Hospital Linköping, Sweden, presented the findings in a special session on cardiac imaging.
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@mainak Retrospectively, with the software, we saw how the image was clarified and no pathological image was present. This patient could have avoided the angiography and could have avoided a hospital stay, plus the risk with intervention, such as bleeding, stroke, increased radiation on the table, and potential damage from the instruments