Incidental Finding of Coronary and Non-Coronary Artery Calcium: What Do Clinicians Need To Know?

Journal: Current atherosclerosis reports
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Abstract

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: This review summarizes the role of incidentally and non-incidentally discovered coronary artery calcification (CAC) and the evolving role of non-coronary artery calcification in atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) risk assessment. Additionally, this review explores the emerging use of artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), radiomics, and natural language processing (NLP) for automated detection, quantification, and communication of these incidentally discovered findings.

Authors

  • Christian Haudenchild
    Department of Medicine, Stanford University Hospital, Stanford, CA, USA.
  • Shyon Parsa
    Department of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA.
  • Fatima Rodriguez
    From the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cardiovascular Institute (F.R., R.A.H.), Department of Medicine (F.R., R.A.H.).