title: Quantification of aortic calcification - how and why should we do it?
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA. Electronic address: saboo_100@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Sachin S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Saboo
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Suhny
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Abbara
authors.affiliation: Applied Imaging Science Laboratory, Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Frank J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Rybicki
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Yiannis S
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Chatzizisis
mesh_terms: D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001027:Aortography / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D061330:Multidetector Computed Tomography; D011857:Radiographic Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D061205:Vascular Calcification / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
keywords: Aortic calcification; Calcium score; Computed tomography; Volume rendering