rdf:type |
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lifeskim:mentions |
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pubmed:issue |
2
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pubmed:dateCreated |
2006-3-6
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pubmed:abstractText |
Noninvasive characterization of coronary plaques is challenging for cardiologists. The authors' goal was to explore the clinical feasibility of newly developed 16-slice computed tomography (CT) in tissue characterization of coronary arterial plaques in patients with acute coronary syndrome. Sixteen patients with acute coronary syndrome underwent 16-slice CT (Aquillion, Toshiba) and coronary arteriography with intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) within 7 days. Twenty-three plaques were classified by IVUS according to plaque echogenicity: 6 soft plaques, 11 intermediate plaques, and 6 calcified plaques. Mean (+/- SD) CT numbers (Hounsfield units [HU]) of these 3 types of plaques were 50.6 +/-14.8 HU, 131 +/-21.0 HU, and 721 +/-231 HU, respectively. Sixteen-slice CT facilitates noninvasive tissue characterization of coronary arterial plaques.
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal |
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pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:issn |
0003-3197
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pubmed:author |
pubmed-author:FunayamaHiroshiH,
pubmed-author:IkedaNahokoN,
pubmed-author:IshidaTakeshiT,
pubmed-author:KatayamaTakujiT,
pubmed-author:KobayashiYasuyukiY,
pubmed-author:KuboNorifumiN,
pubmed-author:SaitoMuneyasuM,
pubmed-author:SakakuraKenichiK,
pubmed-author:SugawaraYoshitakaY,
pubmed-author:TakagiYousukeY,
pubmed-author:TsuruyaYoshioY,
pubmed-author:YasuTakanoriT
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pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:volume |
57
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
155-60
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2006-11-15
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pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:16518522-Adult,
pubmed-meshheading:16518522-Aged,
pubmed-meshheading:16518522-Aged, 80 and over,
pubmed-meshheading:16518522-Angina, Unstable,
pubmed-meshheading:16518522-Coronary Angiography,
pubmed-meshheading:16518522-Coronary Vessels,
pubmed-meshheading:16518522-Female,
pubmed-meshheading:16518522-Follow-Up Studies,
pubmed-meshheading:16518522-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:16518522-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:16518522-Middle Aged,
pubmed-meshheading:16518522-Myocardial Infarction,
pubmed-meshheading:16518522-Severity of Illness Index,
pubmed-meshheading:16518522-Tomography, X-Ray Computed,
pubmed-meshheading:16518522-Ultrasonography, Interventional
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Noninvasive tissue characterization of coronary arterial plaque by 16-slice computed tomography in acute coronary syndrome.
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pubmed:affiliation |
First Department of Integrated Medicine, Omiya Medical Center, Jichi Medical School, Saitama, Japan.
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Comparative Study
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