Atherosclerotic plaque characterization by CT angiographyfor identificationofhigh-risk coronary artery lesions: A comparison to optical coherence tomography

European Heart Journal Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 373-379

  Nakazato, Ryo ^a   Otake, Hiromasa ^b   Konishi, Akihide ^b   Iwasaki, Masamichi ^b   Koo, Bon Kwon ^c   Fukuya, Hiroyuki ^d   Shinke, Toshiro ^b   Hirata, Ken Ichi ^b   Leipsic, Jonathon ^e   Berman, Daniel S ^f   Min, James K ^g  

^a ST LUKE'S INTERNATIONAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b KOBE UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

^d Kobe Circulation Clinic   (Japan)

^e ST PAUL S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^f CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Computed tomography angiography; Optical coherence tomography; Plaque; Thin cap fibroatheroma

Indexed keywords

IOHEXOL; IOMEPROL;

AGED; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; CORONARY ARTERY CALCIFICATION; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; MALE; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; BODY MASS; CALCINOSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY BLOOD VESSEL; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROCEDURES; RADIOGRAPHY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; CALCINOSIS; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY VESSELS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLAQUE, ATHEROSCLEROTIC; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, OPTICAL COHERENCE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84937416782     PISSN: 20472404     EISSN: 20472412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jeu188     Document Type: Article

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