Automated Aortic Valve Calcification Scoring: Multicenter External Validation of a Deep Learning Algorithm.
BACKGROUND Aortic valve calcification (AVC) quantification is a guideline-recommended imaging biomarker for aortic stenosis (AS) severity and progression yet remains underreported on routine chest computed tomography (CT). With nearly 20 million nongated chest CTs performed annually in the United States, automated AVC...