An unusual case of false-positive coronary artery calcium score

False-negative results of coronary artery calcium score (CACS) are common due to small calcified lesions being missed using a 3-mm slice thickness, a threshold of 130 Hounsfield units (HU) and a minimum area of 1 mm(2) for defining a calcified plaque. In contrast, false-positive results of CACS, as...

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Autores principales: Brinkert, Miriam, Rodrigues, Patricia, Rubens, Michael, Nicol, Edward
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2016
Materias:
Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4836602/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27099772
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/omcr/omw021

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4836602/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27099772
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/omcr/omw021

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