Abstract
Background: There is no post-processing technique that can display an overview image of the lumen and vessel wall of a whole heart in one image. A merging coronary lumen view (Angiographic View) with a plaque image can provide a single, comprehensive image of plaque distribution. Methods and Results: A color-coded plaque image is assigned to different computed tomography attenuation ranges in the coronary artery to visualize plaques. This plaque image is re-formatted into a maximum intensity projection image and loaded onto the Angiographic View image. Conclusions: The integrated image of the coronary lumen and vessel wall of a whole heart is feasible. This image (Plaque-loaded Angiographic View) will give effective information in explaining the distribution of coronary lesions in patients as well as providing opportunities to discuss treatment strategies.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 671-673 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Circulation Journal |
| Volume | 72 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2008 |
Keywords
- Cardiac CT
- Computed tomography
- Coronary artery disease
- MDCT
- Post-processing
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine