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The International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging

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Open Access 01-08-2008 | Original Paper

Coronary artery calcium screening: current status and recommendations from the European Society of Cardiac Radiology and North American Society for Cardiovascular Imaging

Authors: Matthijs Oudkerk, Arthur E. Stillman, Sandra S. Halliburton, Willi A. Kalender, Stefan Möhlenkamp, Cynthia H. McCollough, Rozemarijn Vliegenthart, Leslee J. Shaw, William Stanford, Allen J. Taylor, Peter M. A. van Ooijen, Lewis Wexler, Paolo Raggi

Published in: The International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging | Issue 6/2008

Abstract

Current guidelines and literature on screening for coronary artery calcium for cardiac risk assessment are reviewed for both general and special populations. It is shown that for both general and special populations a zero score excludes most clinically relevant coronary artery disease. The importance of standardization of coronary artery calcium measurements by multi-detector CT is discussed.

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Title: Coronary artery calcium screening: current status and recommendations from the European Society of Cardiac Radiology and North American Society for Cardiovascular Imaging
Authors: Matthijs Oudkerk
Arthur E. Stillman
Sandra S. Halliburton
Willi A. Kalender
Stefan Möhlenkamp
Cynthia H. McCollough
Rozemarijn Vliegenthart
Leslee J. Shaw
William Stanford
Allen J. Taylor
Peter M. A. van Ooijen
Lewis Wexler
Paolo Raggi
Publication date: 01-08-2008
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Published in: The International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging / Issue 6/2008
Print ISSN: 1569-5794
Electronic ISSN: 1875-8312
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10554-008-9319-z

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