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mitch96

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4. It will probably go like CT heart scans. Expensive at first then "But wait if you act today"

Reply to doc03 (Reply #1)

Wed Oct 5, 2022, 07:41 AM

Oct 2022

It will only be around $100. Then again there is the "Diagnostic and interpretation fee"
I see it as another tool to make a diagnosis and a non envasive wayor to track the progression of CV disease..
The trend is your friend..
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Heart Disease: AI Eye Checks Can Predict Heart Disease Risk In Less Than A Minute, Finds Study [View all] appalachiablue Oct 2022 OP

What will that test cost us in the US $100,000? doc03 Oct 2022 #1

It will probably go like CT heart scans. Expensive at first then "But wait if you act today" mitch96 Oct 2022 #4

Similar tests for diabetic retinopathy already exist and are pretty cheap - no reason these... Probatim Oct 2022 #7

While no doubt this is more refined, Eyegounds have always been used for cardiovascular health JohnSJ Oct 2022 #2

"Eye rounds have always been used " What are the eye rounds that you speak? mitch96 Oct 2022 #3

Eyeground examination. Typing error. It is a funduscopic examination done by an opthalmologist JohnSJ Oct 2022 #5

Ahh ok, got it. I thought it was something new. After leaving the medical field I like to keep mitch96 Oct 2022 #6

Sorry about that Mitch. My mistake JohnSJ Oct 2022 #8

No worries mate, shit happens. Compared to whats going on in the world this is light stuff. nt mitch96 Oct 2022 #9

+++ JohnSJ Oct 2022 #10

This sounds like something that could be an app for a smartphone. Midnight Writer Oct 2022 #11