Using AI to predict aortic aneurysm rupture
Diagnostic
Bulging of the wall of the aorta, the largest blood vessel in the body, is known as a thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA).
A TAA can lead to life threatening dissection or rupture of the aorta. Current routine scans fail to catch many of these events before they happen, leading to poor outcomes.
This research team are developing an artificial intelligence system that will generate a 3D model of the aorta and predict the progression of a TAA. If successful, this will help patients and clinicians to make more informed decisions about surgery, and hopefully reduce the number of life-threatening ruptures.
The development of a new AI-supported model for imaging the heart based on data from over 700 people with atrial fibrillation, allow ablation to be more personalised to individual patients.
Bringing together patients and medical professionals to establish a partnership aimed at identifying areas of priority in adult cardiac surgery, to better inform clinicians and make heart surgery safer for patients.
Developing an AI-assisted computer programme to identify whether a conduction system pacing (CSP) procedure has been successful, which will allow more patients to benefit from this innovative pacemaker technology.
Developing a new test to measure the levels of desmosine in the body, which are higher when there is damage to the aorta, to diagnose aortic dissection more quickly.
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