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Total Agatston score vs CAC score

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question I have had a PET scan recently and CTCA scan last year.

Do both of these give the same type of CAC score? i have noticed that in PET scan it is labelled as Agatston score. Just a bit surprised why they are so different.

The Agatston score is 35, while the CAC score with CTCA was 7?

I am on statins so trying to understand why it has gone up but maybe the calculation is different.

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