Comprehensive plaque assessment by coronary CT angiography

P Maurovich-Horvat, M Ferencik, S Voros… - Nature Reviews …, 2014‏ - nature.com
Most acute coronary syndromes are caused by sudden luminal thrombosis due to
atherosclerotic plaque rupture or erosion. Preventing such an event seems to be the only …

Assessment of coronary artery disease by cardiac computed tomography: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association Committee on Cardiovascular …

MJ Budoff, S Achenbach, RS Blumenthal, JJ Carr… - Circulation, 2006‏ - ahajournals.org
This scientific statement reviews the scientific data for cardiac computed tomography (CT)
related to imaging of coronary artery disease (CAD) and atherosclerosis. Cardiac CT is a CT …

Noninvasive assessment of plaque morphology and composition in culprit and stable lesions in acute coronary syndrome and stable lesions in stable angina by …

U Hoffmann, F Moselewski, K Nieman, IK Jang… - Journal of the American …, 2006‏ - jacc.org
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to assess morphology and composition of culprit
and stable coronary lesions by multidetector computed tomography (MDCT). Background …

Accuracy of 64-slice computed tomography to classify and quantify plaque volumes in the proximal coronary system: a comparative study using intravascular …

AW Leber, A Becker, A Knez, F von Ziegler… - Journal of the American …, 2006‏ - jacc.org
Objectives: We evaluated the accuracy of a new 64-slice computed tomography (CT)
scanner, compared with intravascular ultrasound, to visualize atherosclerosis in the proximal …

Cardiac computed tomography: indications, applications, limitations, and training requirements: report of a Writing Group deployed by the Working Group Nuclear …

S Schroeder, S Achenbach, F Bengel… - European heart …, 2008‏ - academic.oup.com
As a consequence of improved technology, there is growing clinical interest in the use of
multi-detector row computed tomography (MDCT) for non-invasive coronary angiography …

Noninvasive coronary artery imaging: magnetic resonance angiography and multidetector computed tomography angiography: a scientific statement from the …

DA Bluemke, S Achenbach, M Budoff, TC Gerber… - Circulation, 2008‏ - ahajournals.org
Since the early 1960s, selective x-ray coronary angiogra-phy has provided the only means
of visualizing the coronary arterial system in vivo. However, it has several disadvantages …

In vivo characterization and quantification of atherosclerotic carotid plaque components with multidetector computed tomography and histopathological correlation

TT de Weert, M Ouhlous, E Meijering… - … , and vascular biology, 2006‏ - ahajournals.org
Objective—In a previous in vitro study we have demonstrated that atherosclerotic plaque
components can be characterized with multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) based …

Serial coronary CT angiography–verified changes in plaque characteristics as an end point: evaluation of effect of statin intervention

K Inoue, S Motoyama, M Sarai, T Sato… - JACC: Cardiovascular …, 2010‏ - jacc.org
Objectives: This study sought to assess, by serial computed tomography angiography (CTA),
the effect of statin treatment on coronary plaque morphology. Background: In addition to the …

Coronary CT angiography versus intravascular ultrasound for estimation of coronary stenosis and atherosclerotic plaque burden: a meta-analysis

C Fischer, E Hulten, P Belur, R Smith, S Voros… - Journal of …, 2013‏ - Elsevier
Background Numerous studies have compared coronary CT angiography (CTA) with
quantitativecoronary angiography. However, the ability of coronary CTA to identify …

Computed tomography coronary angiography

S Achenbach - Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 2006‏ - jacc.org
Recent developments in computed tomography technology have made imaging of the
coronary arteries possible. All the same, the rapid motion and small dimensions of the …