The study aims to evaluate how epicardial adipose tissue radiomics complements calcium scoring in assessing cardiovascular risk among black adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Participants were black adults diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Epicardial adipose tissue radiomics was measured alongside standard calcium scoring.
Statistical analyses evaluated the relationship between radiomics and calcium scoring outcomes.
Integration of epicardial adipose tissue radiomics significantly improved risk stratification compared to calcium scoring alone.
The addition of radiomics showed a 25% increase in predictive accuracy for cardiovascular events (p=0.02).
Higher radiomics features correlated with greater calcium scores, indicating a synergistic effect on risk assessment.