Comparison of Coronary CT Angiography, SPECT, PET, and Hybrid Imaging for Diagnosis of Ischemic Heart Disease Determined by Fractional Flow Reserve
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DOI: 10.1001/jamacardio.2017.2471
Abstract: Importance At present, the choice of noninvasive testing for a diagnosis of significant coronary artery disease (CAD) is ambiguous, but nuclear myocardial perfusion imaging with single-photon emission tomography (SPECT) or positron emission tomography (PET) and… read more here.
Keywords: pet; ccta; spect pet; fractional flow ... See more keywords
Towards reference values of pericoronary adipose tissue attenuation: impact of coronary artery and tube voltage in coronary computed tomography angiography
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DOI: 10.1007/s00330-020-07069-0
Abstract: To determine normal pericoronary adipose tissue mean attenuation (PCATMA) values for left the anterior descending (LAD), left circumflex (LCX), and right coronary artery (RCA) in patients without plaques on coronary CT angiography (cCTA), taking into… read more here.
Keywords: tube voltage; rca; pcatma; ccta ... See more keywords
Coronary artery lumen volume index as a marker of flow-limiting atherosclerosis—validation against 13N-ammonia positron emission tomography
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DOI: 10.1007/s00330-020-07586-y
Abstract: Coronary artery volume indexed to left myocardial mass (CAVi), derived from coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA), has been proposed as an indicator of diffuse atherosclerosis. We investigated the association of CAVi with quantitative flow parameters… read more here.
Keywords: ccta; flow; cavi; coronary artery ... See more keywords
Utilizing (serial) coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) to predict plaque progression and major adverse cardiac events (MACE): results, merits and challenges
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DOI: 10.1007/s00330-021-08393-9
Abstract: To present an overview of studies using serial coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) as a tool for finding both quantitative (changes) and qualitative plaque characteristics as well as epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) volume changes as… read more here.
Keywords: ccta; plaque; plaque progression; plaque features ... See more keywords
Artificial Intelligence to Assist in Exclusion of Coronary Atherosclerosis During CCTA Evaluation of Chest Pain in the Emergency Department: Preparing an Application for Real-world Use
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DOI: 10.1007/s10278-021-00441-6
Abstract: Coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) evaluation of chest pain patients in an emergency department (ED) is considered appropriate. While a “negative” CCTA interpretation supports direct patient discharge from an ED, labor-intensive analyses are required, with… read more here.
Keywords: phase; chest pain; evaluation; ccta ... See more keywords
Negative predictive value of stress myocardial perfusion imaging and coronary computed tomography angiography: A meta-analysis
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DOI: 10.1007/s12350-017-0815-1
Abstract: BackgroundComparing the prognostic value of a negative finding by stress single-photon emission computed tomography myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) and coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) may be useful to evaluate how better identify low-risk patients. We… read more here.
Keywords: computed tomography; ccta; mpi ccta; analysis ... See more keywords
Performance of a deep learning algorithm for the evaluation of CAD-RADS classification with CCTA.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2019.12.001
Abstract: BACKGROUND AND AIMS Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasing its role in diagnosis of patients with suspicious coronary artery disease. The aim of this manuscript is to develop a deep convolutional neural network (CNN) to classify… read more here.
Keywords: predictive value; cad rads; ccta; rads classification ... See more keywords
Lipoprotein(a) and subclinical coronary atherosclerosis in asymptomatic individuals.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2021.09.027
Abstract: BACKGROUND AND AIMS There are limited data regarding the association between lipoprotein(a) (Lp[a]) and subclinical coronary atherosclerosis. This study investigated the association between Lp(a) and subclinical coronary atherosclerosis detected by coronary computed tomographic angiography (CCTA)… read more here.
Keywords: ccta; lipoprotein subclinical; coronary atherosclerosis; subclinical coronary ... See more keywords
Prevalence of intracardiac thrombi on cardiac computed tomography angiography: Outcome and impact on consequent management
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ejro.2021.100330
Abstract: Objective Intracardiac thrombi are intermittently come across on cardiac computed tomography angiography (CCTA). This study aimed to examine the prevalence, outcome, and prognosis in patients with incidental found left-sided cardiac thrombi on CCTA. Material and… read more here.
Keywords: sided cardiac; ccta; left sided; intracardiac thrombi ... See more keywords
Coronary plaque characteristics in computed tomography and 2-year outcomes: The PREDICT study.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jcct.2018.07.001
Abstract: BACKGROUND Coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) not only provides information regarding luminal stenoses but also allows for visualization of mural atheromatous changes (coronary plaques). OBJECTIVE We sought to elucidate whether plaques seen on CCTA enable… read more here.
Keywords: primary outcome; computed tomography; ccta; year ... See more keywords
Diagnostic Accuracy of Early Computed Tomographic Coronary Angiography to Detect Coronary Artery Disease After Out-of-Hospital Circulatory Arrest.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2020.04.033
Abstract: AIM To test the diagnostic accuracy of ECG-gated coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) to detect coronary artery disease (CAD) among survivors of out-of-hospital circulatory arrest (OHCA). METHODS We prospectively studied head-to-pelvis computed tomography (CT) scanning… read more here.
Keywords: ccta; disease; diagnostic accuracy; angiography ... See more keywords