Accurate measurement of coronary artery calcium in cancer patients using the CT component of PET/CT scans.

Objective: The aim of this study is to establish the correlation between a CAC score derived from the CT component of PET/CT scan (CAC-PET) using in-house software as compared to the conventional technique (CAC-Standard). In addition, the incidence of high CAC scores in asymptomatic cancer patients with low-to-intermediate cardiovascular risk will be determined.

Methods: 100 patients referred for oncologic PET/CT were prospectively recruited to have a conventional CAC score after their PET/CT.