AI Helps Predict Cardiovascular Diseases

The EU is funding "AI-POD" to the tune of some EUR 5.3 million. The University of Bonn is coordinating the 11-strong consortium. Ulrike Attenberger, - Director of the Clinic for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology at the University Hospital Bonn. Photo: A. Winkler/University Hospital Bonn all images in original size . How can artificial intelligence (AI) help to predict the risk of obese people suffering from cardiovascular diseases? A total of eleven partners from eight countries have formed a consortium to launch the AI-POD research project, which is being coordinated by the University of Bonn. Over the next four years, the European Union (EU) will be providing around €5.3 million in funding for the project as part of the Horizon Europe research and innovation program. Experts from various fields including radiology, imaging research and industry will spend the next few years developing a state-of-the-art AI risk score that will aid clinical decision-making as well as a mobile app that can produce personalized risk assessments and predictions of cardiovascular diseases caused by obesity and related complications.