Non invasive detection of coronary sclerosis is one of the most important t
opics in the evaluation of cardiac patients. Established and new screening
tests were compared to the gold standard of coronary angiography in 50 pati
ents. Electron beam computer tomography - evaluating the amount of coronary
calcium - is able to detect localized and diffuse sclerotic lesions with h
igh sensitivity compared to treadmill stress testing and nuclear scintigrap
hy.