As part of our commitment to the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease, Cardiovascular Associates offers cardiovascular 64 slice CT scans. The CT scanner can produce a heart calcium score in just seconds, which assists in assessing a person's risk of developing coronary artery disease. Calcium is an indicator of how much plaque is in the heart's arteries. The more plaque a patient has, the greater likelihood of arterial narrowing, thus increasing a patient's risk of developing a heart attack.

The scanner can also creates dramatic 3D pictures of the inside of the body, giving doctors a much clearer and immediate view of the heart and blood vessels. The procedure takes only seconds to produce images and uses a very low amount of contrast. The results provide physician's a dynamic imagery to analyze. The scanner captures images in five heartbeats and has the capability to scan the entire coronary artery spectrum.

What does this test evaluate?