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Non-invasive visualisation of coronary atherosclerosis: state-of-art.
Ronald HamersTimo BaksLudovico La GruttaFrancesca PuglieseNico R. MolletAlessandro PalumboFilippo CademartiriNico BruiningW. Bob MeijboomPatrizia MalaguttiPim J. De Feytersubject
medicine.medical_specialtyAcute coronary syndromeLumen (anatomy)Coronary Artery DiseaseCoronary AngiographyCoronary artery diseaseImage Processing Computer-AssistedMedicineHumansCoronary atherosclerosismedicine.diagnostic_testCardiac cyclebusiness.industryMagnetic resonance imagingGeneral Medicinemedicine.diseaseMagnetic Resonance ImagingCoronary arteriesmedicine.anatomical_structureacute coronary syndrome coronary atherosclerosis coronary imaging multislice CT plaqueRadiologyCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicinebusinessTomography X-Ray ComputedSettore MED/36 - Diagnostica Per Immagini E RadioterapiaArterydescription
Coronary artery disease remains the leading cause of death in the Western world. Non-invasive coronary artery imaging challenges any diagnostic modality because the coronary arteries are small and tortuous, whereas cardiac contraction and respiration cause motion artifacts. Therefore, non-invasive coronary imaging requires high spatial and temporal resolution. This review discusses the feasible applications in coronary imaging of magnetic resonance imaging and multi-slice computed tomography (MSCT), which are currently the only non-invasive diagnostic modalities for direct coronary atherosclerosis imaging. Particular attention and focus is devoted to the potential indications and clinical impact of MSCT due to its fast development and the robust results recently reported. MSCT of the coronary arteries is a promising imaging modality for the assessment of the coronary lumen and wall.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-01-01 |