Relationship between the arterial calcification detected in mammography and coronary artery disease

Topal U., Kaderli A., Topal N. B., Oezdemir B., Yesilbursa D., Cordan J., ...More

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY, vol.63, no.3, pp.391-395, 2007 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 63 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2007
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2007.01.035
  • Journal Name: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.391-395
  • Bursa Uludag University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Objective: Arterial calcification is frequently encountered in mammography. The frequency of breast arterial calcification (BAC) increases with increasing age. Studies have shown that BAC is seen more frequently among the people who are under the risk of coronary artery diseases (CAD) such as diabetes and hypertension. The objective of this study is to investigate the relationship between the arterial calcification detected in mammography and the CAD.