Accuracy of incidental visual coronary artery calcium assessment compared with dedicated coronary artery calcium scoring

CAC can be detected on routine chest computed tomography (CT) scans and may contribute to CVD risk estimation, but the accuracy of visual CAC scoring may be affected by the specialty of the interpreting radiologist and/or the use of contrast.

Source: Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography - October 18, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: Viraj Raygor, Natalie Hoeting, Colby Ayers, Parag Joshi, Arzu Canan, Suhny Abbara, Joanna N. Assadourian, Amit Khera, Eric D. Peterson, Ann Marie Navar Tags: Research paper Source Type: research