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Purpose <p>Spatial distribution of coronary artery calcium (CAC) may provide additional prognostic value in patients undergoing SPECT and PET myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI). We aimed to automatically identify CAC in proximal segments from attenuation correction CT (CTAC) scans using artificial intelligence (AI) and to evaluate prognostic significance in two large international multicenter registries.</p> Methods <p>From hybrid MPI/CT imaging (<i>N</i> = 43,099) across 15 sites, we included 4,552 most relevant patients with (1) no prior coronary artery disease; (2) AI-derived mild CAC scores (1–99); and (3) normal perfusion (stress total perfusion deficit &lt; 5%). The independent associations between AI-identified proximal CAC and major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) and all-cause mortality (ACM) were evaluated using multivariable Cox regression, likelihood ratio test (LRT), and continuous net reclassification index (NRI).</p> Results <p>Among the patients with mild CAC and normal perfusion (mean age 65 ± 12 years, 51% male), 1,730 (38%) had proximal CAC. Over 3.6 (inter-quartile interval 2.1, 5.2) years follow-up, 599 (13%) and 444 (10%) patients had MACE or ACM, respectively. Proximal CAC was associated with an increased risk of MACE (adjusted hazard ratio [HR] 1.24, 95% CI 1.03–1.48, <i>P</i> = 0.02) and ACM (adjusted HR 1.25, 95% CI 1.01–1.53, <i>P</i> = 0.04) after the adjustment of CAC score and density, clinical risk factors, and perfusion deficit. Proximal CAC improved the risk stratification of MACE (LRT <i>P</i> = 0.02; NRI 12%) and ACM (LRT <i>P</i> = 0.04; NRI 12%).</p> Conclusion <p>In patients with mild CAC and normal myocardial perfusion, AI-based proximal CAC detection identified a subgroup at increased risk of adverse outcomes. Automated identification of proximal CAC may provide incremental prognostic information beyond perfusion findings and CAC scoring and could improve risk stratification in patients who might otherwise be considered low risk.</p> Graphical abstract <p>From patients who underwent hybrid myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) from 15 sites, we analyzed those without prior coronary artery disease (CAD), mild coronary artery calcium (CAC) scores (1-99), and normal perfusion (stress total perfusion deficit &lt;5%). A previously developed AI model was used to identify CAC lesions in proximal coronary segments on CT attenuation correction maps (CTAC). We evaluated associations with major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) and all-cause mortality (ACM), showing risk stratification of proximal CAC and improvement by net reclassification index (NRI). CAC lesion color: green, left anterior descending artery (LAD) with left main artery; red, left circumflex artery (LCX); yellow, right coronary artery (RCA). Adjusted hazard ratios (HRs) are shown with 95% confidence intervals.</p> <p></p>

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Hidden risk in normal myocardial perfusion scans: AI-detected proximal coronary calcium on CT attenuation maps improves prognosis

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    2026年7月28日

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  • Jianhang Zhou,
  • Robert J.H. Miller,
  • Aakash Shanbhag,
  • Aditya Killekar,
  • Donghee Han,
  • Krishna K. Patel,
  • Konrad Pieszko,
  • Jirong Yi,
  • Meghana Kiran Urs,
  • Giselle Ramirez,
  • Mark Lemley,
  • Paul B. Kavanagh,
  • Joanna X. Liang,
  • Assiata Kamagate,
  • Valerie Builoff,
  • Andrew J. Einstein,
  • Attila Feher,
  • Edward J. Miller,
  • Albert J. Sinusas,
  • Terrence D. Ruddy,
  • Stacey Knight,
  • Viet T Le,
  • Steve Mason,
  • Panithaya Chareonthaitawee,
  • Samuel Wopperer,
  • Erick Alexanderson,
  • Isabel Carvajal-Juarez,
  • Thomas L. Rosamond,
  • Leandro Slipczuk,
  • Mark I. Travin,
  • René R. S. Packard,
  • Wanda Acampa,
  • Mouaz Al-Mallah,
  • Robert A. deKemp,
  • Ronny R. Buechel,
  • Daniel S. Berman,
  • Damini Dey,
  • Marcelo F. Di Carli,
  • Piotr J. Slomka

摘要

Purpose

Spatial distribution of coronary artery calcium (CAC) may provide additional prognostic value in patients undergoing SPECT and PET myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI). We aimed to automatically identify CAC in proximal segments from attenuation correction CT (CTAC) scans using artificial intelligence (AI) and to evaluate prognostic significance in two large international multicenter registries.

Methods

From hybrid MPI/CT imaging (N = 43,099) across 15 sites, we included 4,552 most relevant patients with (1) no prior coronary artery disease; (2) AI-derived mild CAC scores (1–99); and (3) normal perfusion (stress total perfusion deficit < 5%). The independent associations between AI-identified proximal CAC and major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) and all-cause mortality (ACM) were evaluated using multivariable Cox regression, likelihood ratio test (LRT), and continuous net reclassification index (NRI).

Results

Among the patients with mild CAC and normal perfusion (mean age 65 ± 12 years, 51% male), 1,730 (38%) had proximal CAC. Over 3.6 (inter-quartile interval 2.1, 5.2) years follow-up, 599 (13%) and 444 (10%) patients had MACE or ACM, respectively. Proximal CAC was associated with an increased risk of MACE (adjusted hazard ratio [HR] 1.24, 95% CI 1.03–1.48, P = 0.02) and ACM (adjusted HR 1.25, 95% CI 1.01–1.53, P = 0.04) after the adjustment of CAC score and density, clinical risk factors, and perfusion deficit. Proximal CAC improved the risk stratification of MACE (LRT P = 0.02; NRI 12%) and ACM (LRT P = 0.04; NRI 12%).

Conclusion

In patients with mild CAC and normal myocardial perfusion, AI-based proximal CAC detection identified a subgroup at increased risk of adverse outcomes. Automated identification of proximal CAC may provide incremental prognostic information beyond perfusion findings and CAC scoring and could improve risk stratification in patients who might otherwise be considered low risk.

Graphical abstract

From patients who underwent hybrid myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) from 15 sites, we analyzed those without prior coronary artery disease (CAD), mild coronary artery calcium (CAC) scores (1-99), and normal perfusion (stress total perfusion deficit <5%). A previously developed AI model was used to identify CAC lesions in proximal coronary segments on CT attenuation correction maps (CTAC). We evaluated associations with major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) and all-cause mortality (ACM), showing risk stratification of proximal CAC and improvement by net reclassification index (NRI). CAC lesion color: green, left anterior descending artery (LAD) with left main artery; red, left circumflex artery (LCX); yellow, right coronary artery (RCA). Adjusted hazard ratios (HRs) are shown with 95% confidence intervals.