The gold standard for imaging the heart has been the Electron Beam CT (EBCT), on which nearly all clinical validation for cardiac calcification scoring has been performed.  Unfortunately, that technology has had limited availability to the patient population and therefore, testing for cardiac calcification has been also limited.  The advent of the new gated helical CT (GHCT) technology holds the promise of making the test widely available, and at a reasonable cost.   The following images demonstrate how the images compare at one site, with a given patient:   (click to enlarge)   

Key Benefits

	HeartScoring can now be done on patients up to 450 lbs.
	HeartScoring can now be done on a widely available technology, the helical CT system, which is the gold standard for routine CT imaging studies.
	HeartScoring costs can now be kept under $400 per study, including interpretation by the cardiologist, or radiologist.