Characterisation of the “vulnerable” coronary plaque by multi-detector computed tomography: a correlative study with intravascular ultrasound-derived radiofrequency analysis of plaque composition

EuroIntervention

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 318-323

  Sarno, Giovanna ^e   Vanhoenacker, Piet ^a   Decramer, Isabel ^a   Schuijf, Joanne D ^b   Pundziute, Gabija ^b   Margolis, Paulina ^c   Gupta, Satya ^d   Bax, Jeroen J ^b   Wijns, William ^e  

^a OLV HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c Volcano Corporation   (United States)

^d VS Hospital   (India)

^e CARDIOVASCULAR CENTER   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Intravascular ultrasound; Multi detector computed tomography; Vulnerable plaque

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; FIBROMA; HEART INJURY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INCIDENCE; INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; NON ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; RADIOFREQUENCY; STABLE ANGINA PECTORIS; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; CALCINOSIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORONARY BLOOD VESSEL; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; HOSPITALIZATION; METHODOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; RADIOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD; VALIDATION STUDY;

AGED; ANGINA, UNSTABLE; CALCINOSIS; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY VESSELS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 59049097836     PISSN: 1774024X     EISSN: 19696213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4244/EIJV4I3A58     Document Type: Article

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