Coronary CT angiography in the quantitative assessment of coronary plaques
Coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) has been recently evaluated for its ability to assess coronary plaque characteristics, including plaque composition. Identification of the relationship between plaque composition by CCTA and patient clinical presentations may provide insight into the p...
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| description | Coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) has been recently evaluated for its ability to assess coronary plaque characteristics, including plaque composition. Identification of the relationship between plaque composition by CCTA and patient clinical presentations may provide insight into the pathophysiology of coronary artery plaque, thus assisting identification of vulnerable plaques which are associated with the development of acute coronary syndrome. CCTA-generated 3D visualizations allow evaluation of both coronary lesions and lumen changes, which are considered to enhance the diagnostic performance of CCTA. The purpose of this review is to discuss the recent developments that have occurred in the field of CCTA with regard to its diagnostic accuracy in the quantitative assessment of coronary plaques, with a focus on the characterization of plaque components and identification of vulnerable plaques. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-234452017-11-23T03:11:57Z Coronary CT angiography in the quantitative assessment of coronary plaques Sun, Zhonghua Xu, L. diagnostic accuracy coronary artery disease vulnerability atherosclerotic plaque coronary computed tomography angiography Coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) has been recently evaluated for its ability to assess coronary plaque characteristics, including plaque composition. Identification of the relationship between plaque composition by CCTA and patient clinical presentations may provide insight into the pathophysiology of coronary artery plaque, thus assisting identification of vulnerable plaques which are associated with the development of acute coronary syndrome. CCTA-generated 3D visualizations allow evaluation of both coronary lesions and lumen changes, which are considered to enhance the diagnostic performance of CCTA. The purpose of this review is to discuss the recent developments that have occurred in the field of CCTA with regard to its diagnostic accuracy in the quantitative assessment of coronary plaques, with a focus on the characterization of plaque components and identification of vulnerable plaques. 2014 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/23445 10.1155/2014/346380 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 Hindawi Publishing Corporation fulltext |
| spellingShingle | diagnostic accuracy coronary artery disease vulnerability atherosclerotic plaque coronary computed tomography angiography Sun, Zhonghua Xu, L. Coronary CT angiography in the quantitative assessment of coronary plaques |
| title | Coronary CT angiography in the quantitative assessment of coronary plaques |
| title_full | Coronary CT angiography in the quantitative assessment of coronary plaques |
| title_fullStr | Coronary CT angiography in the quantitative assessment of coronary plaques |
| title_full_unstemmed | Coronary CT angiography in the quantitative assessment of coronary plaques |
| title_short | Coronary CT angiography in the quantitative assessment of coronary plaques |
| title_sort | coronary ct angiography in the quantitative assessment of coronary plaques |
| topic | diagnostic accuracy coronary artery disease vulnerability atherosclerotic plaque coronary computed tomography angiography |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/23445 |