Calcium scoring of coronary arteries

Calcium scoring of coronary arteries scoring can be done with EBCT, while the vessel assessment can be done only with MDCT. The calcium scoring scale is known as Agatston score. A score of 0 means that there is no identifiable calcium.
If there is no calcium there is no obstuctive coronary artery disease (CAD); if calcium score is more than 100 , it predicts obstructive CAD.
Calcium scoring is useful to differentiate ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy from the idiopathic variety. If the calcium score is negative, it is unlikely to be ischemic in origin.

Source: Cardiophile MD - July 27, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Prof. Dr. Johnson Francis MD, DM, FACC, FRCP Edin, FRCP London Tags: General Cardiology Agatston score Calcium score Calcium scoring of coronary arteries EBCT ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy MDCT obstructive CAD obstuctive coronary artery disease Source Type: blogs