Computed tomography assessment of the regression of an atherosclerotic coronary artery plaque.
Multislice spiral computed tomography (MSCT) permits the noninvasive visualization of coronary artery stenoses and occlusions, as well as atherosclerotic plaques, in patients with coronary artery disease. This report describes a patient with stable angina pectoris in whom the regression of the plaque and coronary artery remodeling was documented by serial MSCT.
Sato
Yuichi
Y
Department of Cardiology, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan. yuichis@med.nihon-u.ac.jp
Matsumoto
Naoya
N
Inoue
Fumio
F
Ichikawa
Makoto
M
Yoda
Shunichi
S
Tani
Shigemasa
S
Anazawa
Takeo
T
Takayama
Tadateru
T
Koyama
Yasushi
Y
Uchiyama
Takahisa
T
Saito
Satoshi
S
D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D023921:Coronary Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D036542:Tomography, Spiral Computed / Q000379:methods