April 11, 2011 (New Orleans, Louisiana) — Coronary calcium can be accurately quantified with a single standard-contrast computed tomography (CT) scan, thereby eliminating the added radiation exposure ...

Coronary artery calcium scoring with CT can identify symptomatic patients with a very low risk of heart attacks or strokes, according to a new study published today in Radiology, a journal of the ...

CT Calcium scoring could fail African Americans at risk of heart problems, it has been found. Cardiac calcium scoring uses a special X-ray test called computed tomography (CT) to check for the buildup ...

So, how do you know if you should worry? To shed light on where and how much buildup there is in your arteries, doctors sometimes turn to a non-invasive test called cardiac calcium scoring. A computed ...

Seattle, WA - A novel coronary calcium score (CCS), one that is able to describe the spatial distribution of calcified plaque in the coronary arteries, is associated with coronary heart disease events ...

I lay on the bed of the CT scan at the Heart Hospital of Austin looking up at the ceiling as it moves into the CT tunnel. A voice through the speakers tells me to breathe in, hold my breath, then ...

In a significant advancement for preventive cardiology, researchers have highlighted a powerful new way to detect heart attack risk in its earliest stages—long before symptoms appear. A simple, ...

OAK BROOK, Ill. – Coronary artery calcium scoring with CT can identify symptomatic patients with a very low risk of heart attacks or strokes, according to a new study published today in Radiology, a ...