Table 1.

Principal aims of SCAPIS

To use advanced imaging methods to examine atherosclerosis in the coronary and carotid arteries together with information obtained by proteomics/metabolomics/genomics technologies to improve risk prediction for CVD

To use advanced imaging methods to examine pulmonary tissue in combination with functional measurements and information obtained by proteomics/metabolomics/genomics technologies to improve diagnosis and risk prediction for COPD

To use advanced imaging methods to examine fat deposits together with information obtained by proteomics/metabolomics/genomics technologies to improve understanding of the role of obesity and diabetes in CVD and COPD

To improve the understanding of the epidemiology of CVD and COPD

To improve the understanding of underlying mechanisms of disease in CVD and COPD

To evaluate the cost‐effectiveness and ethics of using new imaging methods and proteomics/metabolomics/genomics technologies in prevention of CVD and COPD

CVD, cardiovascular disease; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.