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Comprehensive plaque assessment by coronary CT angiography

Comprehensive plaque assessment by coronary CT angiography

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Comprehensive plaque assessment by coronary CT angiography

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Full title

Comprehensive plaque assessment by coronary CT angiography

Publisher

London: Nature Publishing Group UK

Journal title

Nature reviews cardiology, 2014-07, Vol.11 (7), p.390-402

Language

English

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Publisher

London: Nature Publishing Group UK

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Contents

Key Points
Most acute coronary events result from sudden luminal thrombosis due to rupture of an atherosclerotic plaque
Modern computed tomography (CT) scanners enable robust coronary plaque characterization and quantification
Large plaque volume, low CT attenuation, napkin-ring sign, positive remodelling, and spotty calcification are all...

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Comprehensive plaque assessment by coronary CT angiography

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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1539474020

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1539474020

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ISSN

1759-5002

E-ISSN

1759-5010

DOI

10.1038/nrcardio.2014.60

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