Automated deep learning-based quantification of breast arterial calcification (BAC) on routine screening mammograms may allow for opportunistic screening for cardiovascular disease events and death in ...

Around 40 million mammograms are performed in the U.S. each year, and breast artery calcifications can be seen on the resulting images, showing up as bright pixels on the X-rays, researchers noted.

CureMetrix expands FDA clearance for cmAngio to include GE Healthcare, increasing access for more women to AI-powered BAC detection in mammography. FDA-cleared cmAngio is an AI-based software that ...

“Before what we would do is we would go around in a circle and we would get the mammograms afterward and say, ‘oh, I think we got those micro calcifications,” said Buckner. “Then we would have to take ...

Your mammogram and/or ultrasound showed an abnormality ... the suspicious area in your breast is cancerous. For example, microcalcifications (tiny deposits of calcium) in certain patterns and ...

1 in 5 breast cancers are missed on screening mammograms Up to 1 in 6 women show early signs of heart disease—such as breast arterial calcifications—on routine mammograms, yet these indicators ...