Artificial Intelligence-derived Measurements of Myosteatosis from Coronary Artery Calcium CT Scans to Predict COPD: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis

By afschroeder • January 30, 2026

Azimi A, Atlas K, Reeves AP, Zhang C, Wasserthal J, Mirjalili SR, Atlas T, Henschke CI, Yankelevitz DF, Zulueta JJ, de-Torres JP, Seijo LM, Mechanick JI, Branch A, Ma N, Yip R, Fan W, Roy SK, Nasir K, Molloi S, Fayad ZA, McConnell MV, Kakadiaris IA, Abela GS, Vliegenthart R, Maron DJ, Narula J, Williams KA, Shah PK, Budoff MJ, Levy D, Benjamin EJ, Mehran R, Kloner RA, Wong ND, Naghavi M. Artificial Intelligence-derived Measurements of Myosteatosis from Coronary Artery Calcium CT Scans to Predict COPD: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. Radiol Cardiothorac Imaging. 2026 Feb;8(1):e250205. doi: 10.1148/ryct.250205. PMID: 41609478.

Tags: Adipose Tissue (Obesity Studies), AI-CVD, Applications-CT, Cardiology/Epi, Cedars Sinai DoM, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Coronary Artery Calcium Scan, emphysema, Harbor UCLA, Metabolic disorders, myosteatosis, Publications, pulmonary, Thorax

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