Noninvasive visualization of atherosclerotic plaque with electron beam and multislice spiral computed tomography.

Koen Nieman, Aad van der Lugt, Peter Mt Pattynama, Pim J de Feyter

Journal: Journal of interventional cardiology 2003;16(2):123-8

PMID: 12768915

Abstract

As an alternative to intracoronary modalities, electron beam computed tomography (EBCT) and multislice spiral computed tomography (MSCT) are able to noninvasively image the coronary arteries. In addition to stenosis detection by imaging the vessel lumen, MSCT has the ability to visualize the coronary artery wall. By using computed tomography (CT), the various components of atherosclerotic plaque may be distinguished and characterized, which holds the promise of, eventually, identifying vulnerable plaque.

Address: Department of Cardiology, Erasmus Medical Center, Thoraxcenter Bd 410, PO Box 2040, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands. [email protected]

DOI: 10.1046/j.1540-8183.2003.08023.x

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MeSH Terms: Arteriosclerosis, Calcium, Carotid Stenosis, Coronary Angiography, Coronary Artery Disease, Coronary Vessels, Humans, Tomography, Spiral Computed, Tomography, X-Ray Computed