title: Imaging assessment of cardiovascular risk in asymptomatic adults.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This article will address the role of coronary artery calcium (CAC) and carotid intima-media thickness screening in asymptomatic at-risk adults and the broader concept of vulnerable plaque as it applies to this population.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Imaging for assessment of cardiovascular risk in asymptomatic adults has been the subject of considerable interest and some controversy. The incorporation of CAC and carotid intima-media thickness assessment into recent guidelines reflects the growing evidence base for these applications.
authors: Department of Radiology, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, WA 98111, USA. radecl@vmmc.org
authors: Eugene
authors: E
authors: Lin
authors: Wayne
authors: W
authors: Hwang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D006801:Humans; D011379:Prognosis; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D017539:Tunica Intima / Q000473:pathology*; D017540:Tunica Media / Q000473:pathology*