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High calcium score: I'm in shock

Heart & Blood Health | Last Active: Oct 31, 2023 | Replies (161)
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@mayoconnectuser1

Yep - I recall a dual PET/CT system being used in pancreatic cancer diagnosis - but, using it to assess calcium?

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jasper1072 | @jasper1072 | Oct 31, 2023

@mayoconnectuser1

No per say, more about perfusion and heart function. Just a clearer image vs. a Nuclear Stress Test...but same principal of using a radioisotope (tracer) to detect abnormalities of the heart. The added feature if a true PET/CT is the CT component that can in fact see calcium.

It is a bit overkill IMHO---but obviously less risky than a catherization.

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