Noninvasive visualisation of coronary atherosclerosis with multislice computed tomography.
Computed Tomography (Electron Beam Tomography: EBCT and multislice computed tomography: MSCT) have recently emerged as non-invasive diagnostic modalities that can quantify coronary calcium which is not only as indicator of coronary risk, but also permits assessment of the coronary lumen. The 16-slice MS-CT, the most recent CT-scanner has a very high resolution, which allows non-invasive assessment of coronary plaques. This has led to a stimulus for further research to assess the role of MSCT coronary plaque imaging in the identification of high-risk coronary plaques.
Department of Cardiology, Erasmus Medical Center, Thoraxcenter, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. p.j.defeyter@erasmusmc.nl
Pim
P
de Feyter
Nico
N
Mollet
Koen
K
Nieman
Akis
A
Arampatzis
Filippo
F
Cademartiri
Peter
P
Pattynama
Patrick
P
Serruys
D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D017023:Coronary Angiography / Q000379:methods; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011856:Radiographic Image Enhancement; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D017678:Sex Distribution; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*