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Is there a difference in score between multidetector (MDCT) scanners and electron beam (EBCT) scanners?

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Is there a difference in score between multidetector (MDCT) scanners and electron beam (EBCT) scanners?

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Researchers have concluded that there is no clinically significant difference between calcium scores obtained with either type of scanner. Compared to the latest generation of MDCT scanners, EBCT scanners have substantially worse spatial resolution and fewer rows of detectors. EBCT scanners are no longer manufactured.