title: Cardiac CT Imaging of Plaque Vulnerability: Hype or Hope?
abstract: Advances in cardiovascular computed tomography (CT) have resulted in an excellent ability to exclude coronary heart disease (CHD). Anatomical information, functional information, and spectral information can already be obtained with current CT technologies. Moreover, novel developments such as targeted nanoparticle contrast agents, photon-counting CT, and phase contrast CT will further enhance the diagnostic value of cardiovascular CT. This review provides an overview of current state of the art and future cardiovascular CT imaging.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands. m.j.willemink@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Martin J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Willemink
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands. timleiner@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Tim
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Leiner
authors.affiliation: MTA-SE Cardiovascular Imaging Research Group, Heart and Vascular Center, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary. p.maurovich-horvat@cirg.hu.
authors.forename: Pál
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Maurovich-Horvat
mesh_terms: D002319:Cardiovascular System / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003287:Contrast Media; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D058226:Plaque, Atherosclerotic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media
keywords: Cardiac imaging; Computed tomography; Molecular imaging; Spectral imaging