Atherosclerotic Plaque Composition and Classification Identified by Coronary Computed Tomography
Author(s) -
Daniel R. Obaid,
Patrick A. Calvert,
Deepa Gopalan,
Richard A. Parker,
Stephen P. Hoole,
Nick E.J. West,
Martin Goddard,
James H.F. Rudd,
Martin R. Bennett
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
circulation cardiovascular imaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.584
H-Index - 99
eISSN - 1942-0080
pISSN - 1941-9651
DOI - 10.1161/circimaging.112.000250
Subject(s) - medicine , intravascular ultrasound , radiology , vulnerable plaque , fibrous cap , coronary arteries , histology , nuclear medicine , pathology , artery
Computed tomography (CT) is used routinely for coronary angiography, and higher-risk features of plaques can also be identified. However, the ability of CT to discriminate individual plaque components and classify plaques according to accepted histological definitions is unknown.
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