Open AccessThe Napkin-Ring Sign Indicates Advanced Atherosclerotic Lesions in Coronary CT Angiography
Author(s) -
Pál MaurovichHorvat,
Christopher L. Schlett,
Hatem Alkadhi,
Masataka Nakano,
Fumiyuki Otsuka,
Paul Stolzmann,
Hans Scheffel,
Maros Ferencik,
Matthias F. Kriegel,
Harald Seifarth,
Renu Virmani,
Udo Hoffmann
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
jacc. cardiovascular imaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.79
H-Index - 120
eISSN - 1936-878X
pISSN - 1876-7591
DOI - 10.1016/j.jcmg.2012.03.019
Subject(s) - medicine , confidence interval , coronary arteries , radiology , histology , coronary angiography , nuclear medicine , cardiology , artery , myocardial infarction
This study sought to determine the accuracy of plaque pattern assessment by coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) to differentiate between early and advanced atherosclerotic lesions as defined by histology.
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