ACC: Physicians omit CT CAC scores in 50% of cancer cases

Coronary artery calcium (CAC) scores from CT scans could help inform treatment...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading: Could self-rated health improve CT CAC scoring? Heart societies endorse CT CAC for risk assessment High CT CAC scores in athletes do not increase mortality CT CAC reveals high heart disease risk in South Asian men CCTA reveals statins may lower mortality in low-risk CADComments: 3/8/2019 6:10:01 AMJ Shea The author suggests CaSc is free information. That's true on some level but the study isn't obtained in the same way and also requires post-processing. Adding a score to every chest CT is hardly free. On the other hand, if reimbursement reflected the added value, it would make sense to report this for any chest CT. This would be a good case for AI.
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