Quantification and characterization of obstructive coronary plaques using 64-slice computed tomography: A comparison with intravascular ultrasound

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 186-192

  Hur, Jin ^a   Kim, Young Jin ^a   Lee, Hye Jeong ^a   Nam, Ji Eun ^a   Choe, Kyu Ok ^a   Seo, Jae Seung ^b   Choi, Dong Hoon ^a   Kim, Jung Sun ^a   Choi, Byoung Wook ^a,c  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Chung Ang University   (South Korea)

^c Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Composition; Computed tomographic coronary angiography; Coronary plaque; Intravascular ultrasound; Quantification

Indexed keywords

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; CORRELATION METHODS; ULTRASONICS;

COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY PLAQUES; CROSS SECTIONAL AREA; CT CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHIES; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HOUNSFIELD UNITS; INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND; QUANTIFICATION;

HEART;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CORONARY BLOOD VESSEL; ECHOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; IMAGE PROCESSING; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; RADIOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICS;

CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY STENOSIS; CORONARY VESSELS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 64749100460     PISSN: 03638715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RCT.0b013e31817c420f     Document Type: Article

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