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TNC reference was scanned at 0\u00a0bpm with non-iodinated lumen. Calcium scores were assessed in terms of number of lesions detected, Agatston and volume scores and global noise was measured. Paired t-test and Wilcoxon test were performed to test measurements for significant difference.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>For both VNC algorithms used, calcium levels or noise were not significantly affected by heart rate. Measurements on VNC<jats:sub>pc<\/jats:sub> reconstructions best reproduced TNC results, but with increased variability (Agatston scores at 0\u00a0bpm for TNC, VNC<jats:sub>conv<\/jats:sub>, and VNC<jats:sub>pc<\/jats:sub> were 47.1\u2009\u00b1\u20091.1, 6.7\u2009\u00b1\u20092.8 (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.001), and 45.3\u2009\u00b1\u20097.6 (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&gt;\u20090.05), respectively). VNC reconstructions showed lower noise levels compared to TNC, especially for VNC<jats:sub>pc<\/jats:sub> (noise<jats:sub>heart<\/jats:sub> on TNC, VNC<jats:sub>conv<\/jats:sub> and VNC<jats:sub>pc<\/jats:sub> at 0\u00a0bpm was 5.0\u2009\u00b1\u20090.4, 4.5\u2009\u00b1\u20090.2, 4.2\u2009\u00b1\u20090.2).<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>No significant heart rate dependence of VNC-based calcium scores was observed in an intra-reconstruction comparison. VNC<jats:sub>pc<\/jats:sub> reproduces TNC scores better than VNC<jats:sub>conv<\/jats:sub> without significant differences and decreased noise, however, with an increasing average deviation with rising heart rates. 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