Research
AI better assesses heart function from MRI than clinicians
The Brief
- A study published online Nov. 2 in The Lancet Digital Health reports AI assessment of heart function from MRI scans predicts survival more strongly than clinician interpretation.
- The finding comes from a single reported study covered by Medical Xpress on 2026-11-06.
Why it matters
If AI-based MRI heart assessment holds up, it could give clinicians a stronger survival-prediction tool than current reading of the same scans, which matters for patient risk stratification.
Who’s affected
- Clinicians and radiology teams reading cardiac MRI
- Patients undergoing cardiac MRI
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Using artificial intelligence (AI) to assess heart function from magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans more strongly predicts survival than interpretation by clinicians, according to a study published online Nov. 2 in The Lancet Digital Health.
Timeline
Study published online in The Lancet Digital Health
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AI better assesses heart function from MRI than clinicians