CT Coronary Angiography: Technical Approach and Atherosclerotic Plaque Characterization.
Serena Dell'AversanaRaffaele AscioneRaffaella Antonia VitaleFabrizia CavalierePiercarmine PorcaroBasile LuigiGiovanni NapolitanoMarco BoccalatteGerolamo SibilioGiovanni EspositoAnna FranzoneGiuseppe Di CostanzoGiuseppe MuscogiuriSandro SironiRenato CuocoloEnrico CavagliàAndrea PonsiglioneMassimo ImbriacoPublished in: Journal of clinical medicine (2023)
Coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) currently represents a robust imaging technique for the detection, quantification and characterization of coronary atherosclerosis. However, CCTA remains a challenging task requiring both high spatial and temporal resolution to provide motion-free images of the coronary arteries. Several CCTA features, such as low attenuation, positive remodeling, spotty calcification, napkin-ring and high pericoronary fat attenuation index have been proved as associated to high-risk plaques. This review aims to explore the role of CCTA in the characterization of high-risk atherosclerotic plaque and the recent advancements in CCTA technologies with a focus on radiomics plaque analysis.
Keyphrases
- coronary artery disease
- coronary artery
- image quality
- computed tomography
- contrast enhanced
- cardiovascular disease
- adipose tissue
- deep learning
- magnetic resonance imaging
- type diabetes
- chronic kidney disease
- magnetic resonance
- single molecule
- optical coherence tomography
- machine learning
- convolutional neural network
- positron emission tomography
- aortic valve
- photodynamic therapy
- loop mediated isothermal amplification
- label free
- left ventricular
- sensitive detection