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Characterization of coronary atherosclerosis by dual-source computed tomography and HU-based color mapping: a pilot study.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  18491107     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
To assess HU-based color mapping for characterization of coronary plaque, using intravascular ultrasound virtual histology (IVUS-VH) as a standard of reference. Dual-source computed tomography and IVUS-VH were prospectively performed in 13 patients. In five lesions, HU thresholds of the color-coding software were calibrated to IVUS-VH. In a 15-lesion verification cohort, volumes of vessel, lumen and plaque or percentages of lipid, fibrous and calcified components were obtained through use of pre-set HU cut-offs as well as through purely visual adjustment of color maps. Calibrated HU ranges for fatty or fibrous plaque, lumen and calcification were -10-69, 70-158, 159-436 and 437+. Using these cut-offs, HU-based analysis achieved good agreement of plaque volume with IVUS (47.0 vs. 51.0 mm(3)). Visual segmentation led to significant overestimation of atheroma (61.6 vs. 51.0 mm(3); P = 0.04) Correlation coefficients for volumes of vessel, lumen and plaque were 0.92, 0.87 and 0.83 with HU-based analysis or 0.92, 0.85 and 0.71 with visual evaluation. With both methods, correlation of percentage plaque composition was poor or insignificant. HU-based plaque analysis showed good reproducibility with intra-class correlation coefficients being 0.90 for plaque volume and 0.81, 0.94 or 0.98 for percentages of fatty, fibrous or calcified components. With use of optimized HU thresholds, color mapping allows for accurate and reproducible quantification of coronary plaque.
Authors:
H Brodoefel; A Reimann; M Heuschmid; I Tsiflikas; A F Kopp; S Schroeder; C D Claussen; M E Clouse; C Burgstahler
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article     Date:  2008-05-20
Journal Detail:
Title:  European radiology     Volume:  18     ISSN:  1432-1084     ISO Abbreviation:  Eur Radiol     Publication Date:  2008 Nov 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2008-10-13     Completed Date:  2009-04-06     Revised Date:  2012-10-09    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9114774     Medline TA:  Eur Radiol     Country:  Germany    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  2466-74     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Eberhard-Karls-University, Tübingen, Germany. hbrodofe@bidmc.harvard.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aged
Coronary Angiography / methods*
Coronary Artery Disease / radiography*,  ultrasonography*
Echocardiography, Doppler, Color / methods*
Female
Humans
Male
Pilot Projects
Reproducibility of Results
Sensitivity and Specificity
Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods*
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
P50 HL083813-05/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS
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