ICAD - iCAD's ProFound AI Can Predict 1-2 Year Risk for Breast Cancer and Reveal Insights for Heart Disease | Benzinga
- New research presented at Radiological Society of North America annual meeting confirms ability of ProFound Breast Health Suite to predict a woman's one to two-year risk for breast cancer
- iCAD unveils new solution that assesses calcium deposits in the breast arteries as a proxy for hidden cardiovascular disease, the leading cause of death for women in the U.S.
- Dr. Emily Conant, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, to present how iCAD's 4th generation Breast AI is harnessing innovations to improve patient outcomes
NASHUA, N.H., Nov. 27, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- iCAD, Inc. (NASDAQ:ICAD), a global medical technology leader in innovative cancer-detection solutions, will present new studies validating its artificial intelligence (AI) powered ProFound Breast Health Suite for uncovering hidden heart or vascular disease and predicting a woman's risk for developing breast cancer in the next one- or two-years. Researchers will present their findings at the Radiological Society of North America's (RSNA) annual meeting in Chicago, Nov. 27 – 30, 2023.
Blending artificial intelligence with computer-aided detection (AI CAD), the iCAD software platform, ProFound Breast Health Suite, can screen a single mammogram for two of the top causes of death for women: breast cancer and heart disease. ProFound AI improves accuracy, streamlines clinical workflow and delivers results to patients more quickly.
"The ProFound Breast Health Suite significantly increases cancer detection rates with up to 2x enhanced clinical performance compared to other AI platforms, and reduces the rate of false positive results while accurately evaluating a woman's breast density and cancer risk," said Dana Brown, president and CEO of iCAD, Inc. "Our growing body of important research illustrates the potential our newest solution, ProFound Heart Health, holds for the assessment of calcium deposits in the breast arteries as a proxy for hidden cardiovascular disease, the leading cause of death for women worldwide. We believe iCAD's ProFound AI has the power to positively transform healthcare for clinicians and patients alike."
Catching cardiovascular disease through mammography
Recent research shows that calcium deposits inside the blood vessels of the breast correlate to hardening of the cardiovascular arteries. In fact, women with breast arterial calcifications, or BAC, are 51% more likely to develop heart disease. iCAD's report on the existence of arterial calcification, along with easy-to-understand visual representations that demonstrate the extent of calcification, can help women work with their physicians to further evaluate their cardiovascular health and identify any potential need for intervention.
Chirag Parghi, M.D., chief medical officer of Solis Mammography, and a pioneer in the use of mammography to assess BAC, will present his team's findings from a 15-site prospective study that reviewed 2D screening mammograms from 15,785 asymptomatic women, ages 20 to 97. He and his colleagues found the ProFound Heart Health AI algorithm highly accurate in uncovering BAC in mammograms. The calcium deposits appeared more common and widespread with age, as expected.
"Radiologists currently rely on visual detection of breast arterial calcifications, which is time-consuming and leads to a national underreporting of BAC results in mammography reports," explained Dr. Parghi. "Our study suggests that AI can standardize BAC detection on a large scale, speeding up the measurement process and reducing variations ...