Coronary Artery Disease reporting and Data System (CAD-RADS)
Definitions
Calcium deposits in coronary arteries
IMAGING
General Features
Radiographic Findings
CT Findings
Imaging Recommendations
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PATHOLOGY
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Microscopic Features
CLINICAL ISSUES
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Natural History & Prognosis
Treatment
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Selected References
Kapoor K et al: The evolving role of coronary artery calcium in preventive cardiology 30 years after the Agatston score. Curr Opin Cardiol. 35(5):500-7, 2020
Waltz J et al: The future of concurrent automated coronary artery calcium scoring on screening low-dose computed tomography. Cureus. 12(6):e8574, 2020
Arnett DK et al: 2019 ACC/AHA guideline on the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association task force on clinical practice guidelines. Circulation. 140(11):e596-646, 2019
Bos D et al: Leveraging the coronary calcium scan beyond the coronary calcium score. Eur Radiol. 28(7):3082-7, 2018
Hecht HS et al: 2016 SCCT/STR guidelines for coronary artery calcium scoring of noncontrast noncardiac chest CT scans: a report of the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography and Society of Thoracic Radiology. J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr. 11(1):74-84, 2017
Sandfort V et al: CT calcium scoring. History, current status and outlook. Diagn Interv Imaging. 98(1):3-10, 2017
Cury RC et al: CAD-RADS(TM) Coronary Artery Disease - Reporting and Data System. An expert consensus document of the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT), the American College of Radiology (ACR) and the North American Society for Cardiovascular Imaging (NASCI). Endorsed by the American College of Cardiology. J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr. 10(4):269-81, 2016
Ferguson EC et al: Cardiac and pericardial calcifications on chest radiographs. Clin Radiol. 65(9):685-94, 2010
Shemesh J et al: Ordinal scoring of coronary artery calcifications on low-dose CT scans of the chest is predictive of death from cardiovascular disease. Radiology. 257(2):541-8, 2010
Mao SS et al: Comparison of coronary artery calcium scores between electron beam computed tomography and 64-multidetector computed tomographic scanner. J Comput Assist Tomogr. 33(2):175-8, 2009
Williams G et al: Retrospective study of coronary uptake of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose in association with calcification and coronary artery disease: a preliminary study. Nucl Med Commun. 30(4):287-91, 2009
Greenland P et al: Coronary artery calcium score combined with Framingham score for risk prediction in asymptomatic individuals. Jama. 291(2):210-5, 2004
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Abbreviations
Coronary artery calcification (CAC)
Coronary artery disease (CAD)
Coronary Artery Disease reporting and Data System (CAD-RADS)
Definitions
Calcium deposits in coronary arteries
IMAGING
General Features
Radiographic Findings
CT Findings
Imaging Recommendations
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS
PATHOLOGY
General Features
Gross Pathologic & Surgical Features
Microscopic Features
CLINICAL ISSUES
Presentation
Demographics
Natural History & Prognosis
Treatment
DIAGNOSTIC CHECKLIST
Consider
Selected References
Kapoor K et al: The evolving role of coronary artery calcium in preventive cardiology 30 years after the Agatston score. Curr Opin Cardiol. 35(5):500-7, 2020
Waltz J et al: The future of concurrent automated coronary artery calcium scoring on screening low-dose computed tomography. Cureus. 12(6):e8574, 2020
Arnett DK et al: 2019 ACC/AHA guideline on the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association task force on clinical practice guidelines. Circulation. 140(11):e596-646, 2019
Bos D et al: Leveraging the coronary calcium scan beyond the coronary calcium score. Eur Radiol. 28(7):3082-7, 2018
Hecht HS et al: 2016 SCCT/STR guidelines for coronary artery calcium scoring of noncontrast noncardiac chest CT scans: a report of the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography and Society of Thoracic Radiology. J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr. 11(1):74-84, 2017
Sandfort V et al: CT calcium scoring. History, current status and outlook. Diagn Interv Imaging. 98(1):3-10, 2017
Cury RC et al: CAD-RADS(TM) Coronary Artery Disease - Reporting and Data System. An expert consensus document of the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT), the American College of Radiology (ACR) and the North American Society for Cardiovascular Imaging (NASCI). Endorsed by the American College of Cardiology. J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr. 10(4):269-81, 2016
Ferguson EC et al: Cardiac and pericardial calcifications on chest radiographs. Clin Radiol. 65(9):685-94, 2010
Shemesh J et al: Ordinal scoring of coronary artery calcifications on low-dose CT scans of the chest is predictive of death from cardiovascular disease. Radiology. 257(2):541-8, 2010
Mao SS et al: Comparison of coronary artery calcium scores between electron beam computed tomography and 64-multidetector computed tomographic scanner. J Comput Assist Tomogr. 33(2):175-8, 2009
Williams G et al: Retrospective study of coronary uptake of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose in association with calcification and coronary artery disease: a preliminary study. Nucl Med Commun. 30(4):287-91, 2009
Greenland P et al: Coronary artery calcium score combined with Framingham score for risk prediction in asymptomatic individuals. Jama. 291(2):210-5, 2004
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