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Why dont more doctors refer patients for a calcium score ct scan to get baseline of clogged arteries?
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Tests are ordered on suspicion of disease. Mass screening with CT for the general population is neither feasible or affordable at this time
Answered 7/11/2022
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No evidence of calcified plaques in coronary arteries or thoracic aorta.Therefore, the calcium score is 0."How reliable is 0 CT score in predictin MI?
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