Future heart and stroke risk predicted by the touch of a button

Pinpointing your future risk of heart attack or stroke with a simple bone scan may soon be a reality, as researchers broach a new frontier for medical research.

The National Health and Medical Research Council will provide $467,980 to fund a three-year collaborative project led by a team of Edith Cowan University (ECU) researchers.

The team will investigate how machine learning can automate the task of identifying and quantifying an individual’s blood vessel disease from a routine scan, years before symptoms arise.


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