Quantification and characterisation of coronary artery plaque volume and adverse plaque features by coronary computed tomographic angiography: A direct comparison to intravascular ultrasound

European Radiology

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 2109-2117

  Nakazato, Ryo ^a   Shalev, Aryeh ^a   Doh, Joon Hyung ^b   Koo, Bon Kwon ^c   Dey, Damini ^a   Berman, Daniel S ^a   Min, James K ^a  

^a CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Inje University   (South Korea)

^c Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Coronary artery disease; Coronary CT angiography; Coronary plaque; Intravascular ultrasound; Quantification

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY CALCIFICATION; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND; LIMIT OF QUANTITATION; MALE; PLASMA VOLUME; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; ALGORITHMS; CALCINOSIS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY VESSELS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PLAQUE, ATHEROSCLEROTIC; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 84880329609     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: 14321084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-013-2822-1     Document Type: Article

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