Open AccessPlaque imaging with CT coronary angiography: Effect of intra-vascular attenuation on plaque type classification
Author(s) -
Erica Maffei,
Chiara Martini,
Teresa Arcadi,
Alberto Clemente,
Sara Seitun,
Alessandra Zuccarelli,
T Torri,
Nico R. Mollet,
Andrea Rossi,
Onofrio A. Catalano,
Giancarlo Messalli,
Filippo Cademartiri
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
world journal of radiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1949-8470
DOI - 10.4329/wjr.v4.i6.265
Subject(s) - medicine , hounsfield scale , coronary artery disease , lumen (anatomy) , coronary arteries , nuclear medicine , artery , attenuation , radiology , computed tomography , physics , optics
To assess the attenuation of non-calcified atherosclerotic coronary artery plaques with computed tomography coronary angiography (CTCA).