ReviewEuropean heart journal. Imaging methods and practice2025
Impact of technical, patient-related and measurement variables on serial Hounsfield unit-based quantitative coronary plaque analysis in computed tomography: time for a new chapter.
Review in European heart journal. Imaging methods and practice, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.
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5 citing papers in PubMed.
- Mixed coronary plaque phantom analysis by photon-counting CT: impact of calcium and iodine on low-attenuation plaque detection.European heart journal. Imaging methods and practice · 2026Article
- Coronary Computed Tomography and Artificial Intelligence-based Plaque Analysis.Current atherosclerosis reports · 2026Review
- Spectral computed tomography characterization of coronary atherosclerotic plaque: principles, imaging biomarkers, and clinical significance.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2026Review
- Using AI-Quantitative CT to evaluate the relationship between coronary artery calcium and segment involvement scores in quantifying coronary plaque burden.The international journal of cardiovascular imaging · 2026Article
- Accuracy of calcified plaque volumes by AI-QCT coronary CT angiography: phantom and non-contrast CT verification.European heart journal. Imaging methods and practice · 2026Article
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Abstract
This review article explores the challenges and controversies involved in accurately identifying and reliably quantifying coronary plaque over time through coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA), particularly focusing on lipid-rich, low-attenuation plaques. It highlights significant variability in lipid-rich plaque measurements across studies, questioning their reliability for tracking biological plaque transformation in clinical practice. To address this issue, the review article proposes suggestions for serial CCTA plaque measurements, aiming for realistic goals for reproducible and meaningful serial plaque CCTA imaging. It also emphasizes the necessity of standardized, validated methods for quantitative plaque analysis and underscores the potential of phantom-based calibration to improve the reliability and consistency of serial plaque measurements in clinical practice.
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