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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-3-6
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.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0003-3197
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
57
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
155-60
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Noninvasive tissue characterization of coronary arterial plaque by 16-slice computed tomography in acute coronary syndrome.
pubmed:affiliation
First Department of Integrated Medicine, Omiya Medical Center, Jichi Medical School, Saitama, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study