Multidetector Row Computed Tomography May Accurately Estimate Plaque Vulnerability - Does MDCT Accurately Estimate Plaque Vulnerability? (Pro) -
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Coronary plaque stabilization followed by Color Code Plaque analysis with 64-slice multidetector row computed tomography.
A 61-year-old woman with hypercholesterolemia, hypertension and diabetes mellitus was referred to hospital for the evaluation of chest pain at rest. Eccentric 50% stenosis in the proximal right coronary artery was detected by 64-slice multidetector row computed tomography (MDCT). The plaque morphology was considered as soft by Color Code Plaque (CCP) analysis. Seven days after MDCT, chest pain ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Circulation Journal
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1346-9843,1347-4820
DOI: 10.1253/circj.cj-11-0252