Potential of dual-energy computed tomography to characterize atherosclerotic plaque: ex vivo assessment of human coronary arteries in comparison to histology

Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 234-242

  Barreto, Mitya ^a,b   Schoenhagen, Paul ^a,b   Nair, Anuja ^a,c   Amatangelo, Stacy ^c   Milite, Margherita ^d   Obuchowski, Nancy A ^a   Lieber, Michael L ^a   Halliburton, Sandra S ^a,b  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Cleveland State University   (United States)

^c Volcano Corp   (United States)

^d SIEMENS AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Computed tomography; Coronary disease; Diagnosis; Imaging

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; LIPID;

ARTERY CALCIFICATION; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; AUTOPSY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DUAL ENERGY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE DISPLAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CAROTID STENOSIS; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY VESSELS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 46349109504     PISSN: 19345925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcct.2008.05.146     Document Type: Article

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