1. An automated method for detecting coronary artery calcification, the automated method comprising: creating a three dimensional (3D) bounding volume by analyzing a set of images, wherein the bounding volume includes a heart; applying a reticle on the created bounding volume so as to divide the bounding volume into regions; analyzing each region to identify calcified plaques that exceed a predetermined value; and generating quantitative measurements for the identified calcified plaques that exceed a predetermined value.