Coronary calcium scoring is used to indirectly assess coronary atherosclerosis. Calcification occurs in atherosclerotic plaques and progresses with the severity of the process and is not seen in
Multi slice computerized tomography coronary artery imaging is becoming popular as a non-invasive imaging modality for screening coronary artery disease.
Electron beam CT vs Multi slice CT: EBCT has higher temporal resolution, as there is no gantry movement. MDCT has higher spatial resolution, but the temporal resolution is
Scout scan of an implanted pacemaker and lead: The initial image obtained during CT scanning is usually called a scout image, pilot, scanograph or topogram.