AI analysis of CT scans finds 42.9% of patients have coronary inflammation

A study by Biograph and Caristo Diagnostics found that 42.9% of asymptomatic, low-risk adults have coronary inflammation detected via AI analysis of cardiac CT scans, with 17.9% showing very high inflammation. Notably, standard blood tests and traditional cardiovascular risk factors failed to identify coronary inflammation, suggesting that direct tissue analysis provides a more complete picture of cardiovascular risk than conventional screening methods.