Dual-energy computed tomography imaging to determine atherosclerotic plaque composition: A prospective study with tissue validation

Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 230-237

  Obaid, Daniel R ^a,b   Calvert, Patrick A ^a,b   Gopalan, Deepa ^b   Parker, Richard A ^a   West, Nick E J ^b   Goddard, Martin ^b   Rudd, James H F ^a   Bennett, Martin R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b PAPWORTH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Dual energy computed tomography; Necrotic core; Virtual histology intravascular ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CORONARY ARTERY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DUAL ENERGY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND; INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND CATHETER; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIATION ATTENUATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SINGLE ENERGY COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; AUTOPSY; CARDIAC IMAGING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; EX VIVO STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FIBROSIS; IN VIVO STUDY; NECROSIS; SINGLE ENERGY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; ULTRASOUND SCANNER; VIRTUAL HISTOLOGY INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND; VIRTUAL REALITY; PATHOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY;

HUMANS; PLAQUE, ATHEROSCLEROTIC; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIOGRAPHY, DUAL-ENERGY SCANNED PROJECTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84902435804     PISSN: 19345925     EISSN: 1876861X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcct.2014.04.007     Document Type: Article

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