At my facility we do a large amount of Coronary Calcium Score Exams everyday. This exam is offered to the public as a promotional procedure that the patient self-orders. This exam is used to detect the presence of atherosclerosis. If any calcification is detected by the CT scanner it can indicate the presence of plaque in the vessel. The calcification that is detected by the CT scanner is Calcium Scored by the software to determine the regions that contain calcium. This report is intended to help your physician determine if further cardiac care is needed. A Calcium Score of zero shows no identifiable plaque, 1-10 minimal plaque burden, 11-100 mild plaque burden, 101-400 moderate plaque burden, and over 400 extensive plaque burden. These ranges indicate the likelihood of coronary artery disease. The results of this exam are to be used as a risk assessment test and not to be used as a substitute for examination by a physician.
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