OCT-AID-lite brings automated plaque segmentation closer to real-time clinical use
The CARA Lab published OCT-AID-lite, a lightweight AI model enabling fast, near real-time analysis of coronary OCT images.
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Simone Saitta awarded NWO Veni grant
Dr. Simone Saitta has been awarded an NWO Veni grant for his project on probabilistic digital twins for the anatomical and functional assessment of the coronary arteries.
5-year results of PECTUS-obs published in EuroIntervention
The long-term outcome paper of the observerational PECTUS-obs study has been published in EuroIntervention!
Join CARA lab at PCR 2026!
Of course, CARA lab will join this year's edition of EuroPCR conference in Paris! Don't miss our latest updates on our OCT-AID algorithm and high risk plaque analysis!
Review paper on deep learning architectures for cardiac image analysis published in JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging
A comprehensive review of advanced deep learning architectures for cardiac image analysis, covering transformers, foundation models, and model compression, has been published in JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging.
New AI-software for intracoronary OCT analysis launched in Radboudumc
Radboudumc and Abbott have launched Ultreon 3.0 within Radboudumc, the latest software version for intracoronary OCT, featuring automated co-registration, intracoronary physiology, and lipid classification.
Join CARA Lab at ACC 2026!
The CARA lab will join the American College of Cardiology Conference 2026. Ruben van der Waerden and Rick Volleberg will present our latest work!
Clinician survey on OCT and AI now open
CARA Lab invites clinicians in interventional cardiology to share their perspectives on Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) and the use of Artificial Intelligence in clinical practice.
New study shows that OCT-AID can assess plaque burden on OCT
A new CARA Lab study demonstrates that OCT-AID can accurately quantify plaque burden from intracoronary OCT images, showing strong agreement with IVUS measurements.
CARA Lab welcomes 2 master students!
Two Technical Medicine students, Jasper Lucas and Job Meuwese, have started their graduation projects at CARA Lab.