Coronary artery calcification
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Coronary artery calcification is a common incidental finding in asymptomatic patients having CT of the thorax for non-cardiac indications as well as being a significant finding in cardiac CT. Coronary artery calcification is a marker of atherosclerotic plaque burden and thus coronary artery disease risk. There are a number of scoring systems including 1-3:
-<p><strong>Coronary artery calcification</strong> is a common incidental finding in asymptomatic patients having CT of the thorax for non-cardiac indications as well as being a significant finding in <a href="/articles/cardiac-ct-1" title="Cardiac CT">cardiac CT</a>. Coronary artery calcification is a marker of atherosclerotic plaque burden and thus <a href="/articles/coronary-artery-disease">coronary artery disease</a> risk. There are a number of scoring systems including <sup>1-3</sup>:</p><ul>-<li><p><a href="/articles/agatston-score">Agatston scoring</a></p></li>-<li><p><a href="/articles/calcium-volume-score">calcium volume score</a></p></li>-<li><p><a href="/articles/calcium-density-score" title="Calcium density score">calcium density score</a></p></li>-<li><p><a href="/articles/overall-visual-assessment-of-coronary-artery-calcification">overall visual assessment</a></p></li>-<li><p><a href="/articles/segment-involvement-score" title="Segment involvement score">segment involvement score</a></p></li>-<li><p><a href="/articles/calcium-mass-score">calcium mass score</a></p></li>- +<p><strong>Coronary artery calcification</strong> is a common incidental finding in asymptomatic patients having CT of the thorax for non-cardiac indications as well as being a significant finding in <a href="/articles/cardiac-ct-1" title="Cardiac CT">cardiac CT</a>. Coronary artery calcification is a marker of atherosclerotic plaque burden and thus <a href="/articles/coronary-artery-disease">coronary artery disease</a> risk. There are a number of scoring systems including <sup>1-3</sup>:</p><ul>
- +<li><p><a href="/articles/agatston-score">Agatston scoring</a></p></li>
- +<li><p><a href="/articles/calcium-volume-score">calcium volume score</a></p></li>
- +<li><p><a href="/articles/calcium-density-score" title="Calcium density score">calcium density score</a></p></li>
- +<li><p><a href="/articles/overall-visual-assessment-of-coronary-artery-calcification">overall visual assessment</a></p></li>
- +<li><p><a href="/articles/segment-involvement-score" title="Segment involvement score">segment involvement score</a></p></li>
- +<li><p><a href="/articles/calcium-mass-score">calcium mass score</a></p></li>
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- 4. Gupta A, Bera K, Kikano E et al. Coronary Artery Calcium Scoring: Current Status and Future Directions. Radiographics. 2022;42(4):947-67. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1148/rg.210122">doi:10.1148/rg.210122</a> - <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35657766">Pubmed</a>
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