{"id":47,"date":"2026-10-26T15:13:11","date_gmt":"2026-10-26T14:13:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/semmelweis.hu\/cardiolab\/?page_id=47"},"modified":"2026-11-09T14:44:26","modified_gmt":"2026-11-09T13:44:26","slug":"cardio-lab","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/semmelweis.hu\/cardiolab\/","title":{"rendered":"CARDIO Lab"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Cardiac CT Core Lab & Research \u00b7 Semmelweis University<\/p>\n

Cardiovascular CT from phenotype to patient care<\/h2>\n

Cardio Lab is a clinically integrated cardiovascular CT research and core laboratory platform at Semmelweis University. Our work spans the cardiovascular care pathway from disease detection and prevention to deep phenotyping, functional assessment, treatment monitoring, and image-guided intervention.<\/p>\n

We combine quantitative cardiovascular imaging, clinical validation of AI-based analysis tools, photon-counting CT, myocardial perfusion, longitudinal drug trials, phantom research, and procedural planning to determine how advanced CT can improve risk assessment, therapeutic decisions, and patient care.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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4,500+<\/p>\n

cardiac CT examinations per year<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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PCCT<\/p>\n

NAEOTOM Alpha.Peak photon-counting CT in clinical routine<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Level III<\/p>\n

EACVI-certified cardiac CT experts<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Our approach<\/p>\n

From imaging technology to patient care<\/h2>\n

We do not study single biomarkers or technologies in isolation. Cardio Lab covers the full translation pathway \u2014 acquisition, quantification, AI, validation, phenotyping, prevention, therapy, intervention and outcomes \u2014 so that advances in CT reach clinical decisions. We work in close collaboration with the electrophysiology and haemodynamic laboratories and with the other cardiac imaging modalities of the Heart and Vascular Center.<\/p>\n

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Prevent \u2192<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Phenotype \u2192<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Understand \u2192<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Treat \u2192<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Intervene \u2192<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Improve care<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Core Lab & AI<\/p>\n

AI-based quantitative imaging and clinical validation<\/h2>\n
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From automated measurements to clinically validated biomarkers.<\/strong> Cardio Lab does not develop its own AI. We provide an independent validation environment for third-party, AI-based plaque analysis and CT post-processing tools \u2014 testing accuracy against reference standards and asking whether the numbers change risk assessment and management.<\/p>\n

Our core lab performs standardised quantitative analyses for sponsored and investigator-initiated multicentre studies, built on a high-volume clinical program.<\/p>\n

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Core Lab capabilities<\/h3>\n