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Trial reportThe international journal of cardiovascular imaging2018

Quantitative coronary plaque analysis predicts high-risk plaque morphology on coronary computed tomography angiography: results from the ROMICAT II trial.

Ting Liu, Pál Maurovich-Horvat, Thomas Mayrhofer, Stefan B Puchner, Michael T Lu, Khristine Ghemigian, Pieter H Kitslaar, Alexander Broersen, Amit Pursnani, Udo Hoffmann and 1 more

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Trial report in The international journal of cardiovascular imaging, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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13 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Whys and Wherefores of Coronary Arterial Positive Remodeling.Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology · 2024
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  7. Vulnerable Atherosclerotic Plaque: Is There a Molecular Signature?International journal of molecular sciences · 2022
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  11. Assessment of carotid atherosclerotic disease using three-dimensional cardiovascular magnetic resonance vessel wall imaging: comparison with digital subtraction angiography.Journal of cardiovascular magnetic resonance : official journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance · 2020
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5 · Who and what money

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11 authors.

Ting LiuDepartment of Radiology, First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, 110001, Shenyang, China. cmuliuting@sina.cn.
Pál Maurovich-HorvatCardiac MR PET CT Program, Division of Cardiology and Department of Radiology, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Thomas MayrhoferCardiac MR PET CT Program, Division of Cardiology and Department of Radiology, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Stefan B PuchnerCardiac MR PET CT Program, Division of Cardiology and Department of Radiology, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Michael T LuCardiac MR PET CT Program, Division of Cardiology and Department of Radiology, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Khristine GhemigianCardiac MR PET CT Program, Division of Cardiology and Department of Radiology, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Pieter H KitslaarDepartment of Radiology, Division of Image Processing, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Alexander BroersenDepartment of Radiology, Division of Image Processing, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Amit PursnaniCardiac MR PET CT Program, Division of Cardiology and Department of Radiology, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Udo HoffmannCardiac MR PET CT Program, Division of Cardiology and Department of Radiology, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Maros FerencikCardiac MR PET CT Program, Division of Cardiology and Department of Radiology, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.

Funding

American Heartl Association (US) 13FTF16450001National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute 01HL092040National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute U01HL092022
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Semi-automated software can provide quantitative assessment of atherosclerotic plaques on coronary CT angiography (CTA). The relationship between established qualitative high-risk plaque features and quantitative plaque measurements has not been studied. We analyzed the association between quantitative plaque measurements and qualitative high-risk plaque features on coronary CTA. We included 260 patients with plaque who underwent coronary CTA in the Rule Out Myocardial Infarction/Ischemia Using Computer Assisted Tomography (ROMICAT) II trial. Quantitative plaque assessment and qualitative plaque characterization were performed on a per coronary segment basis. Quantitative coronary plaque measurements included plaque volume, plaque burden, remodeling index, and diameter stenosis. In qualitative analysis, high-risk plaque was present if positive remodeling, low CT attenuation plaque, napkin-ring sign or spotty calcium were detected. Univariable and multivariable logistic regression analyses were performed to assess the association between quantitative and qualitative high-risk plaque assessment. Among 888 segments with coronary plaque, high-risk plaque was present in 391 (44.0%) segments by qualitative analysis. In quantitative analysis, segments with high-risk plaque had higher total plaque volume, low CT attenuation plaque volume, plaque burden and remodeling index. Quantitatively assessed low CT attenuation plaque volume (odds ratio 1.12 per 1 mm

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Computed Tomography AngiographyMultidetector Computed TomographyPlaque, AtheroscleroticAutomationCardiac-Gated Imaging TechniquesCoronary AngiographyCoronary Artery DiseaseCoronary StenosisCoronary VesselsFemaleHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisOdds RatioCoronary atherosclerosisCoronary CT angiographyHigh-risk coronary plaqueQuantitative assessment

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