Masood Farah, Wild Robert C, Jenkins Jennifer, Radfar Lida
Department of Oral Diagnosis and Radiology, College of Dentistry, University of Oklahoma Health Science Center, Oklahoma City, USA.
Gen Dent. 2009 Jan-Feb;57(1):39-44; quiz 45-6, 95-6.
This study sought to investigate carotid artery calcification (CAC) on panoramic radiographs from both healthy patients and those patients suffering from different chronic diseases. A total of 247 patients met the inclusion criteria and were reviewed. Ninety-two patients had one or more chronic diseases as indicated by their records; the remaining 155 patients had no mention of a chronic disease and were considered to be healthy controls. Among all patients, 13% had evidence of CAC, 21% of the patients with one or more chronic diseases had CAC, and only 8% of the patients in the control group had CAC. Those with liver disease only had the highest proportion (33%) of CAC.
本研究旨在调查健康患者和患有不同慢性疾病患者的全景X线片上的颈动脉钙化（CAC）情况。共有247例患者符合纳入标准并接受了检查。92例患者的病历显示患有一种或多种慢性疾病；其余155例患者未提及患有慢性疾病，被视为健康对照组。在所有患者中，13%有CAC证据，患有一种或多种慢性疾病的患者中有21%有CAC，而对照组中只有8%的患者有CAC。仅患有肝病的患者中CAC比例最高（33%）。
