Title:

Emory University Cardiovascular Imaging and the Role of AI

Speaker:

Dr. Marly Van Assen

Affiliation:

Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences and Co-Director of the Translational Laboratory for Cardiothoracic Imaging and Artificial Intelligence

When:

Thursday, September 18, 2025 at 11:00:00 AM   Add to Calendar

Where:

Boggs Building, Room 3-47

Host:

Shaheen Dewji
shaheen.dewji@gatech.edu

Abstract

This talk explores how AI is revolutionizing cardiovascular diagnostics and risk assessment. The session will cover key definitions of AI, and their applications in radiology and cardiology. The presentation highlights novel imaging biomarkers, quantitative plaque assessment, and the limitations of traditional CAC scoring and how AI can assist in quantifying these biomarkers. The talk will also address challenges such as bias, data diversity, and performance evaluation in AI models and cardiovascular research and datasets.

Biography

Dr. van Assen is an assistant professor in the Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences and co-director of the Translational Laboratory for Cardiothoracic Imaging and Artificial Intelligence. She earned an MSc in medical sensing and stimulation from the Technical University Twente in Enschede, Netherlands, a six-year educational program that combines medical and technical topics focusing on optimizing the use of technology in clinical practice, and a PhD from the Medical University of Groningen in the Netherlands focused on new imaging technologies for cardiovascular imaging. Dr. van Assen specializes in developing new imaging techniques for cardiothoracic imaging and the application of machine learning to improve cardiothoracic imaging workflows

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