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Machine learning detects symptomatic patients with carotid plaques based on 6-type calcium configuration classification on CT angiography.

Francesco PisuHui ChenBin JiangGuangming ZhuMarco Virgilio UsaiMartin AustermannYousef ShehadaElias JohanssonJasjit SuriGiuseppe LanzinoJohn BensonValentina NardiAmir LermanMax WintermarkLuca Saba
Published in: European radiology (2023)
• While the association between carotid plaques composition and cerebrovascular events is recognized, the role of calcium configuration remains unclear. • Machine learning of 6-type plaque grading can identify symptomatic patients. Calcified plaques on the right artery, advanced age, and hyperlipidemia were the most important predictors. • Fast acquisition of CTA enables rapid grading of plaques upon the patient's arrival at the hospital, which streamlines the diagnosis of symptoms using ML.
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