Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Heart ultrasound model flags fat linked to metabolic risk
The model scored 0.86 for distinguishing scans labeled as showing prominent fat around the heart, on a statistical measure of how well it separated groups.The model scored 0.86 for distinguishing scans labeled as showing prominent fat around the heart, on a statistical measure of how well it separated groups.
Cross-sectional · 950 peopleMetabolic disease
Who was studied950 participants in a community-based multiethnic cohort
What changedHigher ultrasound model scores were associated with greater insulin resistance after accounting for age, sex and body mass index
The catchThe model learned heart-fat labels from clinical reports rather than direct measurements