St. Peter's Hospital screens cerebral aneurysm risk from health screening results
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St. Peter's Hospital 26-08-25 16:56Main content
St. Peter's Hospital announced on the 25th that it has introduced an artificial intelligence program that analyzes the risk of developing a cerebral aneurysm based on Health Screening results.
A cerebral aneurysm is a condition in which part of a blood vessel balloons out as the wall of a cerebral artery weakens. There are often no symptoms before it ruptures, but a rupture can lead to subarachnoid hemorrhage. Confirming a cerebral aneurysm requires cerebrovascular imaging such as magnetic resonance angiography or computed tomography angiography. The program introduced by St. Peter's Hospital is used to analyze health screening data before imaging is performed, in order to identify people at high risk of a cerebral aneurysm.
The analysis uses blood test results such as hemoglobin, fasting blood glucose and total cholesterol, along with body measurements such as height, weight, waist circumference and blood pressure. Family history and smoking status are also taken into account. The results are presented as a score from 0 to 100 and one of five risk groups, and the factors that influenced the risk can also be reviewed. Unlike approaches that analyze cerebrovascular images to detect abnormalities, this program identifies, at the stage before imaging, the people most likely to need the examination. The program itself therefore does not diagnose a cerebral aneurysm, nor does it replace cerebrovascular imaging.
St. Peter's Hospital will perform cerebrovascular imaging on those found to be at high risk, and if a cerebral aneurysm is found, Neurointervention and Neurosurgery will decide together whether and how to treat it.
SUH, Dae Chul, Chief of Neurointervention at St. Peter's Hospital, said, “Cerebral aneurysms often cause no symptoms before rupture, so it is hard for people to recognize the risk themselves,” adding, “If you have risk factors such as a family history, hypertension or smoking, it is worth considering a cerebrovascular examination even without symptoms.”
Source: https://health.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2026/08/25/2026082502422.html
A cerebral aneurysm is a condition in which part of a blood vessel balloons out as the wall of a cerebral artery weakens. There are often no symptoms before it ruptures, but a rupture can lead to subarachnoid hemorrhage. Confirming a cerebral aneurysm requires cerebrovascular imaging such as magnetic resonance angiography or computed tomography angiography. The program introduced by St. Peter's Hospital is used to analyze health screening data before imaging is performed, in order to identify people at high risk of a cerebral aneurysm.
The analysis uses blood test results such as hemoglobin, fasting blood glucose and total cholesterol, along with body measurements such as height, weight, waist circumference and blood pressure. Family history and smoking status are also taken into account. The results are presented as a score from 0 to 100 and one of five risk groups, and the factors that influenced the risk can also be reviewed. Unlike approaches that analyze cerebrovascular images to detect abnormalities, this program identifies, at the stage before imaging, the people most likely to need the examination. The program itself therefore does not diagnose a cerebral aneurysm, nor does it replace cerebrovascular imaging.
St. Peter's Hospital will perform cerebrovascular imaging on those found to be at high risk, and if a cerebral aneurysm is found, Neurointervention and Neurosurgery will decide together whether and how to treat it.
SUH, Dae Chul, Chief of Neurointervention at St. Peter's Hospital, said, “Cerebral aneurysms often cause no symptoms before rupture, so it is hard for people to recognize the risk themselves,” adding, “If you have risk factors such as a family history, hypertension or smoking, it is worth considering a cerebrovascular examination even without symptoms.”
Source: https://health.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2026/08/25/2026082502422.html