CT Cardiac Scoring is a simple, noninvasive test that can tell y9ou whether or nit you are developing coronary artery disease long before you experience any symptoms. That's extremely important because coronary artery disease can be treated and even reversed if you catch it in time. In this case, the body part being scanned is the heart. You will be required to hold a single breath, as a beam of x-rays records the quantity of calcium in the coronary arteries. The computer constructs an image based on the data and converts the amount of calcium into a score.
High scores are extremely predictive of coronary artery disease.
If you have one or more of these factors you may be at an increased risk of heart disease. A CT cardiac scoring exam should be scheduled to detect the presence of coronary artery calcification which may indicated significant narrowing at the origin of the coronary artery. We request that you arrive thirty minutes prior to your scheduled procedure time to complete paperwork and to change clothes if necessary. You may be requested to change into a clinic gown. You will be asked to lie on a table that is connected to the CT scanner.