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Author Spotlight: Advancing Cardiovascular Imaging - Introducing the Spatially Weighted Calcium Score for Early Disease Detection
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Fully Automatic Coronary Calcium Score Software Empowered by Artificial Intelligence Technology: Validation Study

June-Goo Lee1, HeeSoo Kim2, Heejun Kang3

  • 1Biomedical Engineering Research Center, Asan Institute for Life Sciences, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

Korean Journal of Radiology
|August 17, 2021
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A new deep learning system for coronary artery calcium (CAC) scoring shows high accuracy in Agatston score measurement and risk stratification compared to manual methods. This automated approach could significantly improve cardiac CT imaging workflows.

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Area of Science:

  • Cardiology
  • Radiology
  • Artificial Intelligence

Background:

  • Coronary artery calcium (CAC) scoring is crucial for cardiovascular risk assessment.
  • Manual CAC scoring is time-consuming and subject to inter-observer variability.
  • Deep learning offers potential for automated and efficient image analysis.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To validate a deep learning-based, fully automatic CAC scoring system (CAC_auto).
  • To compare the performance of CAC_auto against a manual scoring system (CAC_hand) using existing cardiac CT data.
  • To assess the system's reliability in Agatston score measurement and cardiovascular risk stratification.

Main Methods:

  • Developed a deep learning model (CAC_auto) using co-registered non-enhanced and contrast-enhanced CT scans.
  • Validated CAC_auto on three diverse CT cohorts (n=2985) representing asymptomatic, symptomatic, and valve disease populations.
  • Evaluated performance using per-lesion sensitivity, false-positive rates, intraclass correlation coefficients (ICCs), Bland-Altman analysis, and kappa values for risk categories.

Main Results:

  • CAC_auto demonstrated a per-lesion sensitivity of 93.3% and a low false-positive rate (0.11 per patient).
  • Excellent agreement was found between CAC_auto and CAC_hand for Agatston scores (ICCs up to 0.99) and risk categorization (kappa=0.94).
  • Common false-positive causes included image noise, aortic wall, and pericardial calcifications.

Conclusions:

  • The deep learning-based CAC_auto system provides accurate calcium scoring and risk stratification comparable to manual methods.
  • This automated system has the potential to streamline cardiac CT imaging workflows.
  • The atlas-based deep learning approach empowers efficient and reliable CAC analysis.