title: Imaging of coronary artery calcification. Its importance in assessing atherosclerotic disease.
abstract: Coronary artery calcification is a marker for atherosclerotic disease. The calcifications frequently occur early in the disease process and often before the development of luminal narrowing or cardiac events. Electron beam CT has a high accuracy in detecting calcifications, and thus has prognostic value in predicting luminal narrowing and future cardiac events.
authors: Department of Radiology, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, USA. william-stanford@uiowa.edu
authors: W
authors: W
authors: Stanford
authors: B H
authors: BH
authors: Thompson
mesh_terms: D002114:Calcinosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000473:pathology*; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D011379:Prognosis; D012307:Risk Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed