Opportunistic Imaging: Using AI to Detect OP on Routine Images
Includes a Live Web Event on 04/12/2026 at 3:00 PM (EDT)
Opportunistic Imaging: Using AI to Detect OP on Routine Images
Miriam A. Bredella, MD, MBA
Sunday, April 12, 2026, 3:00pm to 3:45pm Eastern Time (NY/USA)
Description
This talk explores how AI can transform opportunistic imaging, mining routinely acquired imaging studies, to detect low bone density and identify patients at risk for osteoporosis without additional costs or radiation. The end-to-end pipeline from algorithm development and external validation to workflow integration and reporting, highlighting performance, calibration, and generalizability across sites and scanners will be discussed. Real-world case studies will illustrate clinical impact on fracture risk stratification and care pathways and implementation logistics.
Miriam A. Bredella, MD, MBA
Bernard and Irene Schwartz Professor of Radiology & Vice Chair for Strategy
NYU Langone Health and NYU Grossman School of Medicine
Dr. Bredella is Associate Dean for Translational Science and Director and Principle Investigator of the NIH-funded Clinical and Translational Science Institute at NYU Langone Health. She is also a musculoskeletal radiologist and the Bernard and Irene Schwartz Professor of Radiology at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine and vice chair for strategy in the Department of Radiology at NYU. She holds an MBA from MIT/Sloan School of Management.
Dr. Bredella is an NIH-funded physician scientist focusing on novel functional imaging techniques to determine the effects of body composition and different fat depots on bone and cardiometabolic risk with a special focus on sex differences. She has advanced the adoption of opportunistic imaging, repurposing CT scans performed for routine clinical care, to evaluate bone health into clinical practice. Dr. Bredella is the author of over 300 peer-reviewed manuscripts and multiple textbooks. She is a Scholar in Diagnostic Excellence of the National Academy of Medicine and a Fellow of the American College of Radiology. She is the recipient of multiple awards, including the Distinguished Investigator Award from the Academy of Radiology Research and the Presidents Medal of the International Skeletal Society.