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Coronary Artery Calcium Scoring Position Statement
www.csanz.edu.auCoronary Artery Calcium Scoring – Position Statement Coronary Artery Calcium Scoring (CAC) is a non-invasive quantitation of coronary artery calcification using computed tomography (CT). It is a marker of atherosclerotic plaque burden and an independent predictor of future myocardial infarction and mortality.
Coronary Artery Calcium Scoring Position Statement
csanz.edu.auCT coronary angiogram studies are now routinely performed at low radiation doses using 100kV or even 80kV protocols, calcium scoring should be performed at 120kV and reconstructed at 3mm slice thickness in order to derive a conventional Agatston score. Radiation can be minimized by adjusting other scanner