Coronary artery calcification is common on nongated chest computed tomography imaging

Computed Tomography to Detect Coronary Artery Calcification

Background/Overview CORONARY ARTERY CALCIUM Coronary artery calcium (CAC) is associated with coronary artery disease (CAD) based anatomic studies. The development of fast CT scanners has allowed the measurement of CAC in clinical practice. CAC has been evaluated in several clinical settings. The most widely studied indication is for the use of CAC in the prediction of future risk of CAD in pati...

Detection of coronary artery calcification with nontriggered computed tomography of the chest

Objective To evaluate the accuracy of visual analysis and of the coronary artery calcium (CAC) score in nontriggered computed tomography (CT), in comparison with that of the CAC score in electrocardiogram-triggered CT, in identifying coronary calcification. Materials and Methods A total of 174 patients for whom CT was indicated for CAC scoring underwent nontriggered and triggered CT in a 64-c...

Multimodality Imaging in Coronary Artery Disease: Focus on Computed Tomography

Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the leading cause of mortality worldwide, and various cardiovascular imaging modalities have been introduced for the purpose of diagnosing and determining the severity of CAD. More recently, advances in computed tomography (CT) technology have contributed to the widespread clinical application of cardiac CT for accurate and noninvasive evaluation of CAD. In this...

Coronary artery calcium scores using nongated computed tomography: what to do with incidental results?

Coronary Artery Calcification Seen Through Chest Radiography

Patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) on dialysis have poor overall survival, and cardiovascular (CV) is the main cause of mortality among these patients. Coronary calcification is an independent predictor of mortality and CV events in dialysis patients and can be accessed by using a computerized tomography scanning. The high cost of this procedure, however, precludes routine implementat...