Coronary artery calcification on noncardiac chest CT: Incidental but impactful

Coronary artery calcification (CAC) by gated CT imaging has historically been used as a screening tool for the detection of atherosclerotic coronary artery disease (CAD). Advances in computed tomography (CT) technology have allowed for increased detection of CAC when performing routine non-gated chest CT for pulmonary pathology and lung cancer screening. The reporting of incidental CAC on these studies is neither common nor standardized. To date, only those patients enrolled in the American College of Radiology (ACR) lung cancer screening registry are required to have documentation of CAC, only if moderate or severe [1].
Source: Trends in Cardiovascular Medicine - Category: Cardiology Authors: Source Type: research