An unusual case of false-positive coronary artery calcium score
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Author(s)
Brinkert, Miriam
Rodrigues, Patricia
Rubens, Michael
Nicol, Edward
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
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 mm2 for defining a calcified plaque. In contrast, false-positive results of CACS, as verified by a lack of coronary artery calcifications in computed tomography coronary angiogram (CTCA), are extremely uncommon. We present a patient with a false-positive coronary calcium score who had normal coronary arteries in CTCA.
Date Issued
2016-04-20
Date Acceptance
2016-01-01
Citation
Oxford Medical Case Reports, 2016, 2016 (4), pp.71-72
ISSN
2053-8855
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Start Page
71
End Page
72
Journal / Book Title
Oxford Medical Case Reports
Volume
2016
Issue
4
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licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly
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