Measurement of coronary artery calcium volume using ultra-high-resolution computed tomography: A preliminary phantom and cadaver study
Author(s) -
Wataru Fukumoto,
Mami Nagaoka,
Toru Higaki,
Fuminari Tatsugami,
Yuko Nakamura,
Luuk J. Oostveen,
Willemijn M. Klein,
Mathias Prokop,
Kazuo Awai
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
european journal of radiology open
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.49
H-Index - 15
ISSN - 2352-0477
DOI - 10.1016/j.ejro.2020.100253
Subject(s) - medicine , imaging phantom , cadaver , nuclear medicine , coronary arteries , coronary artery calcium , artery , volume (thermodynamics) , tomography , computed tomography , radiology , anatomy , cardiology , physics , quantum mechanics
As small calcifications were more clearly visualized on U-HRCT images in SHR mode than on conventional (NR) CT scans, SHR imaging may facilitate the accurate quantification of the CAC.
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