Comparison of spiral and electron beam tomography in the evaluation of coronary calcification in asymptomatic persons

Budoff, Matthew J.; Mao, Songshou; Zalace, Conrad P.; Bakhsheshi, Hamid; Oudiz, Ronald J.

doi:10.1016/s0167-5273(00)00449-6

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“…Contrary to the previous generation of single-slice CT scanners, MDCT allows rapid examination of the entire volume of the heart with high temporal resolution [5, 6]. To minimize motion artifacts, these modern scanners use ECG gating, i.e., individual slices are scanned in the same period of the cardiac cycle.…”

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confidence: 99%

Coronary Calcium Score in Renal Transplant Recipients

et al. 2009

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Background: Coronary calcium score (CCS) is established as an index for the risk of coronary heart disease (CHD). The aim of this prospective study was to assess changes in CCS in patients 1 year after kidney transplantation (KTx). Method: A total of 221 consecutive renal transplant recipients were enrolled in our prospective study (140 males/81 females). CCS was analyzed by spiral multidetector CT at baseline and 1 year after KTx. Bone mineral density (BMD) was measured in the lumbar spine (L-BMD) and femur (F-BMD). Results: The mean CCS was 539 ± 1,033 at baseline. 33% of the patients had a CCS of 0, and 33% of patients had a CCS of >401. A negative correlation was found between F-BMD and CCS, but no correlation was found between L-BMD and CCS. Using CCS, a positive correlation was found between total cholesterol and the age of patients, but no correlation of CCS was found with other biochemical markers of bone and lipid metabolism. One year after transplantation, the mean CCS was 703 ± 1,253; in 75% of patients the CCS was the same and 25% had a higher CCS. Conclusion: A high risk of CHD was found in 33% of renal graft recipients. No improvement in CCS was found 1 year after KTx.

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Coronary Calcium Score in Renal Transplant Recipients

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“…However the number of patients in this studies was small and there is justifiable protest by EBCT investigators, that databases developed with EBCT on age-and gender-based calcium-score percentiles could not be applied to calcium scores obtained with MSCT [10]. In addition one study comparing EBCT with single-slice CT has questioned the accuracy of mechanical CT for assessment of small calcium deposits, especially in younger subjects [11].…”

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Multislice computed tomography for determination of coronary artery disease in a symptomatic patient population

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et al. 2006

Int J Cardiovasc Imaging

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“…Validation studies have not yet been performed to the same extent as for EBT and sufficient data as to the equivalence of the two methods has not been published so far [5,10,22]. Nevertheless, a group of German researchers and clinicians actively involved in the development of spiral CT techniques for coronary imaging have established a first consensus protocol with recommendations for data acquisition and evaluation parameters for coronary calcium detection by MSCT (Table 2).…”

Section: Recommendations For the Standardization Of Coronary Calcium mentioning

confidence: 99%