Low-dose coronary calcium scoring tarnishes power of zero

Manish Motwani^{1

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Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiology, Manchester Heart Institute, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK. Mani.Motwani@mft.nhs.uk.
² Institute of Cardiovascular Science, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK. Mani.Motwani@mft.nhs.uk.
³ Manchester Heart Centre, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford Road, Manchester, UK. Mani.Motwani@mft.nhs.uk.

Editorial

Manish Motwani. J Nucl Cardiol. 2023 Jun.

. 2023 Jun;30(3):1199-1201.

doi: 10.1007/s12350-023-03211-9. Epub 2023 Feb 22.

Manish Motwani^{1

2

3}

¹ Department of Cardiology, Manchester Heart Institute, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK. Mani.Motwani@mft.nhs.uk.
² Institute of Cardiovascular Science, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK. Mani.Motwani@mft.nhs.uk.
³ Manchester Heart Centre, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford Road, Manchester, UK. Mani.Motwani@mft.nhs.uk.

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Low-dose coronary artery calcium scoring compared to the standard protocol.
Allio IR, Caobelli F, Popescu CE, Haaf P, Alberts I, Frey SM, Zellweger MJ. Allio IR, et al. J Nucl Cardiol. 2023 Jun;30(3):1191-1198. doi: 10.1007/s12350-022-03120-3. Epub 2022 Oct 26. J Nucl Cardiol. 2023. PMID: 36289163 Free PMC article.

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