Comprehensive assessment of spotty calcifications on computed tomography angiography: Comparison to plaque characteristics on intravascular ultrasound with radiofrequency backscatter analysis

The purpose of the study was to systematically compare calcification patterns in plaques on computed tomography angiography (CTA) with plaque characteristics on intravascular ultrasound with radiofrequency backscatter analysis (IVUS-VH). In total, 108 patients underwent CTA and IVUS-VH. On CTA, calc...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of nuclear cardiology 2011-10, Vol.18 (5), p.893-903
Hauptverfasser:	van Velzen, Joëlla E., de Graaf, Fleur R., de Graaf, Michiel A., Schuijf, Joanne D., Kroft, Lucia J., de Roos, Albert, Reiber, Johan H.C., Bax, Jeroen J., Jukema, J. Wouter, Boersma, Eric, Schalij, Martin J., van der Wall, Ernst E.
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Atherosclerosis Cardiology computed tomography (CT) Coronary Angiography Coronary Artery Disease - diagnostic imaging Female Humans Imaging Male Medicine Medicine & Public Health Middle Aged Nuclear Medicine Original Original Article Plaque, Atherosclerotic - diagnostic imaging Radiology Tomography, X-Ray Computed Ultrasonography, Interventional Vascular Calcification - diagnostic imaging vulnerable atherosclerotic plaque
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Zusammenfassung:	The purpose of the study was to systematically compare calcification patterns in plaques on computed tomography angiography (CTA) with plaque characteristics on intravascular ultrasound with radiofrequency backscatter analysis (IVUS-VH). In total, 108 patients underwent CTA and IVUS-VH. On CTA, calcification patterns in plaques were classified as non-calcified, spotty or dense calcifications. Plaques with spotty calcifications were differentiated into small spotty (
ISSN:	1071-3581 1532-6551
DOI:	10.1007/s12350-011-9428-2