Chest
CT images obtained without ECG gating for non-cardiac indications show
comparable performance for the detection of coronary artery calcification as that
of dedicated ECG-gated CT examinations. It can be used as an imaging biomarker
for assessing atherosclerotic burden.
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1. Kay FU, Oz OK, Abbara S, Mortani Barbosa EJ Jr,
Agarwal PP, Rajiah P. Translation of Quantitative Imaging Biomarkers into
Clinical Chest CT. Radiographics. 2019 Jul-Aug;39(4):957-976. doi:
10.1148/rg.2019180168. Epub 2019 Jun 14. PMID: 31199712.
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