Medicare administrative contractors approve coverage of AI-enabled quantitative CT

Example of an automated artificial intelligence (AI) assessment of soft coronary plaque from a CT scan from the vendor Cleerly. The AI gives a very detailed report of all the plaque in all the coronary vessels. Some cardiology experts believe this may be the way of the future in screening patients for early coronary disease and monitoring the impact of prevention efforts such as statins to determine if more aggressive treatments are needed.

Example of the Cleerly automated artificial intelligence (AI) assessment of soft coronary plaque from a CT scan. The AI gives a very detailed report of all the plaque in all the coronary vessels.

Four of the seven Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) announced they will now cover artificial intelligence-enabled quantitative coronary tomography (AI-QCT) and coronary plaque analysis (AI-CPA).