# CT Calcium Scoring **URL:** https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/ct-calcium-scoring/11277 **Category:** Type 1 & LADA **Created:** [April 23, 2021, 9:03pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/ct-calcium-scoring/11277 "2021-04-23T21:03:35Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 6
### Author: ![Eric](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/eric/32/9209_2.png) [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric) #### Post date: [April 24, 2021, 4:44pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/ct-calcium-scoring/11277/6 "2021-04-24T16:44:39Z")
@jim26, As @Chris mentioned, there is an angiogram, and that is invasive, because they put a catheter through an artery in your arm or leg and it goes all the way up to your heart and it has a camera in it and takes pictures. It gives the best quality image, but is invasive. But a computed tomography angiogram (CTA) is much less invasive. Actually, not really invasive at all. With a CTA, they just inject die into your veins and then use an X-ray to look at your heart and valves and create a 3D picture. A CTA is not as high quality of a test as an angiogram, but is much higher quality than a calcium score (which I did not even mention in the post below!). * * * * * * Here is a post on FUD with some of the different tests. This would be a good post to review if you have not seen it yet. > [@For Diabetics - 10 heart tests that can save your life](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/for-diabetics-8-heart-tests-that-can-save-your-life/390): > > For Diabetics - 10 heart tests that can save your life Diabetes, carries with it a greater risk of heart disease. According to the American Heart Association, adults with diabetes are 2 - 4 times more likely to develop complications from heart disease than adults without diabetes. Chest pain can be a warning sign of blocked arteries, which can leave the heart lacking for oxygen. This can lead to cardiac events such as a heart attack. Chest pain and heart disease are troubling enough without h… --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/ct-calcium-scoring/11277)._