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IJE Advance Access originally published online on January 13, 2005
International Journal of Epidemiology 2005 34(1):179-180; doi:10.1093/ije/dyh397
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IJE vol.34 no.1 © International Epidemiological Association 2005; all rights reserved.

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Commentary: Use of EBCT in epidemiological studies: the effect of noise and body size on coronary calcium scores

Elizabeth F Hall

Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Toronto, McMurrich Building, 12 Queen's Park Crescent W, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A8, Canada. E-mail: lisa.hall@utoronto.ca

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Electron beam computerized tomography (EBCT) is a non-invasive scanning technique that allows both detection and quantification of coronary artery calcium. Although only 20% of atherosclerotic plaque is calcified, the presence of coronary artery calcium in post-mortem specimens is a marker for the presence of atherosclerotic plaque and the quantity of calcium correlates with total atheroma burden.1

Available for over a decade, EBCT has been used extensively in the clinical assessment of patients at high risk of coronary heart disease, predominantly in . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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