
Bunkerhill Health receives FDA clearance for an AI model that detects mitral annular calcification (MAC) on routine, non-gated CT scans.
Key Details
- 1Bunkerhill Health’s AI model (Bunkerhill MAC) is FDA-cleared to detect and evaluate MAC.
- 2The tool works on routine, non-gated CT scans, expanding accessibility for cardiovascular risk detection.
- 3This is the first FDA-approved AI specifically for MAC identification.
- 4Development included data from over 25 academic medical centers, including Stanford University.
- 5The algorithm is integrated into Carebricks, Bunkerhill Health’s generative AI platform.
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Cardiovascular Business
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