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Can a cardiac ct scan show soft plaque in heart?
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I don't believe it c: Cardiac CT scan mainly shows calcium deposits which are only present in a mature plaque. So a soft plaque is not visible in the coronary arteries(that is where they locate themselves, not in the heart itself).
Answered 10/30/2015
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