Hidden risk in normal myocardial perfusion scans: AI-detected proximal coronary calcium on CT attenuation maps improves prognosis

By afschroeder • July 29, 2026

Zhou J, Miller RJH, Shanbhag A, Killekar A, Han D, Patel KK, Pieszko K, Yi J, Urs MK, Ramirez G, Lemley M, Kavanagh PB, Liang JX, Kamagate A, Builoff V, Einstein AJ, Feher A, Miller EJ, Sinusas AJ, Ruddy TD, Knight S, Le VT, Mason S, Chareonthaitawee P, Wopperer S, Alexanderson E, Carvajal-Juarez I, Rosamond TL, Slipczuk L, Travin MI, Packard RRS, Acampa W, Al-Mallah M, deKemp RA, Buechel RR, Berman DS, Dey D, Di Carli MF, Slomka PJ. Hidden risk in normal myocardial perfusion scans: AI-detected proximal coronary calcium on CT attenuation maps improves prognosis. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging. 2026 Jul 28. doi: 10.1007/s00259-026-08084-x. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42517890.

Tags: all-cause mortality, Artificial intelligence, biomedical sciences, Cardiology/Epi, Cedars Sinai DoM, Computed tomography, major adverse cardiovascular events, myocardial perfusion imaging, Proximal coronary artery calcium, Publications

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