Detection of atherosclerotic coronary artery plaques by multislice spiral computed tomography in patients with acute coronary syndrome: report of 2 cases.
Multislice spiral computed tomography (MSCT) is a new non-invasive imaging technique for detecting coronary artery disease. It allows direct visualization of not only the lumen of the coronary arteries, but also plaque within the artery. Identification of soft plaques is of the utmost importance in the therapeutic decision making for patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS), including acute myocardial infarction and unstable angina pectoris. MSCT detected coronary artery soft plaques in 2 cases of ACS.
Department of Cardiology, Nihon University Surugadai Hospital, Tokyo, Japan. yuichis@med.nihon-u.ac.jp
Sato
S
Yuichi
Imazeki
I
Takako
Inoue
I
Fumio
Yoshimura
Y
Akihiro
Fukui
F
Takahiro
Horie
H
Toshiyuki
Kato
K
Masahiko
Muromoto
M
Masafumi
Yoda
Y
Shunichi
Matsumoto
M
Naoya
Furuhashi
F
Satoru
Takahashi
T
Motoichiro
Kanmatsuse
K
Katsuo
D000368:Aged; D000787:Angina Pectoris / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D036542:Tomography, Spiral Computed