1. Toshiba Aquilion 64 CT Cardiac Calcium Scan

2. How Coronary Artery Disease Develops

3. The Value of Detecting Calcium

4. The Imaging Center's Toshiba Aquilion 64-multislice CT Scanner

5. The Cardiac Calcium Scores

6. Who Should Have the Exam?

7. Who Will Not Benefit From the Exam?

8. Making an Appointment

9. Return to Main CT Page

2. How Coronary Artery Disease Develops

Coronary artery disease is caused by build-up of material in vessel walls, a condition known as atherosclerosis. It starts as soft plaques of fatty material—lipids—with a thin capsule. The body attempts to firm up these plaques by depositing calcium. A fairly direct relationship exists between the amount of “hard,” calcified plaque and the total amount of atherosclerotic disease.