CAD-RADS Calculator (v. 2.0 = 2022)

Coronary Artery Disease - Reporting and Data System (CAD RADS ™), updated in 2022

CAD-RADS (NEW)
What is the patient's status?
What is the maximal degree of stensosis?
Are there any vessels that cannot be evaluated due to motion or other artifacts (i.e. cannot exclude obstructive CAD)?
Does the patient have atherosclerotic plaques?
Does any of the following apply?
How severe is the plague burden?
* P1 = CAC 1-100, or SIS ≤2
† P2 = CAC 101-300, or SIS 3-4
§ P3 = CAC 301-999, or SIS 5-7
¶ P4 = CAC >1000, or SIS ≥ 8
Does the patient have high risk atherosclerotic plaques † (HRP)?
† High-risk plaques have two or more high risk features which include:
  • Spotty calcifications
  • Low attenuation plaque (less than 30 Hounsfield Units)
  • Positive remodeling
  • “Napkin ring" sign
Does the patient have any stents?
Does the patient have any grafts?
Does the patient have any non-atherosclerotic causes of coronary abnormalities*?
* Non-atherosclerotic causes of coronary abnormalities such as: Coronary dissection, Anomalous origin of the coronary arteries, Coronary artery aneurysm or pseudoaneurysm, Vasculitis, Coronary artery fistula, Extrinsic coronary artery compression, and Arterio-venous malformation
Are either CT-FFR or CTP available?
* CT-FFR: CT fractional-flow-reserve
** CTP: Myocardial CT perfusion
How are the results of CT-FFR?
How are the results of the CTP?
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