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KMID : 1149520170010010004
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Cardiovasclar Imaging Asia
2017 Volume.1 No. 1 p.4 ~ p.12
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Current Concepts of Vulnerable Plaque on Coronary CT Angiography
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Yoo Seung-Min
Lee Hwa-Yeon
Jin Kwang-Nam
Chun Eun-Ju
Ann Frazier Aletta
White Charles S
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Abstract
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Most acute cardiac events occur without preceding symptoms and are caused by rupture of vulnerable plaque (thin cap fibroatheroma). Thus, noninvasive identification and modification of vulnerable plaque are of paramount important to reduce cardiac events. In this regard, coronary computed tomography (CT) angiography is an attractive non-invasive imaging tool for identification and evaluation of vulnerable plaque, despite the limited resolution and careful consideration required with the current CT technique. This review article discusses what we know and what remains unclear in the CT evaluation of vulnerable plaque.
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KEYWORD
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Coronary artery disease, Atherosclerosis, CT angiography
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