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Noninvasive visualisation of coronary atherosclerosis with multislice computed tomography
Pim de Feyter1, Nico Mollet, Koen Nieman
1Department of Cardiology, Erasmus Medical Center, Thoraxcenter, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. p.j.defeyter@erasmusmc.nl
Cardiovascular Radiation Medicine
|July 28, 2004
Abstract:
Computed Tomography (Electron Beam Tomography: EBCT and multislice computed tomography: MSCT) have recently emerged as non-invasive diagnostic modalities that can quantify coronary calcium which is not only as indicator of coronary risk, but also permits assessment of the coronary lumen. The 16-slice MS-CT, the most recent CT-scanner has a very high resolution, which allows non-invasive assessment of coronary plaques. This has led to a stimulus for further research to assess the role of MSCT coronary plaque imaging in the identification of high-risk coronary plaques.