"acquisition targets depend on the patient's heart rate, occurring during the 40–75% phase of the cardiac cycle (isovolumic relaxation or diastasis) 1"
"by adhering to standard optimised parameters (early to mid-diastolic gating, 1.5-3.0 mm collimation), a modern coronary artery calcium CT results in an extremely low average radiation dose of approximately 0.7 mSv1,4"
"heart rate"
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"Clinical indications"
"Contraindications"
"vendor neutrality dictates keeping 120 kVp constant through time to match the original Agatston validation studies; altering tube potential directly changes the resulting CT density and calcium score 1,3"