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How to assess non-calcified plaque in CT angiography: delineation methods affect diagnostic accuracy of low-attenuation plaque by CT for lipid-core plaque in histology

To compare the accuracy of two plaque delineation methods for coronary computed tomographic angiography (CTA) to identify lipid-core plaque (LCP) using histology as the reference standard.Five ex vivo hearts were analysed by CTA and histology. LCP was defined by histology as fibroatheroma with core...

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Main Authors: Schlett, Christopher L. (Author) , Ferencik, Maros (Author) , Celeng, Csilla (Author) , Maurovich-Horvat, Pál (Author) , Scheffel, Hans (Author) , Stolzmann, Paul (Author) , Do, Synho (Author) , Kauczor, Hans-Ulrich (Author) , Alkadhi, Hatem (Author) , Bamberg, Fabian (Author) , Hoffmann, Udo (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 12 May 2013
In: European heart journal - cardiovascular imaging
Year: 2013, Volume: 14, Issue: 11, Pages: 1099-1105
ISSN:2047-2412
DOI:10.1093/ehjci/jet030
Online Access:Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjci/jet030
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Author Notes:Christopher L. Schlett, Maros Ferencik, Csilla Celeng, Pál Maurovich-Horvat, Hans Scheffel, Paul Stolzmann, Synho Do, Hans-Ulrich Kauczor, Hatem Alkadhi, Fabian Bamberg, and Udo Hoffmann
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Summary:To compare the accuracy of two plaque delineation methods for coronary computed tomographic angiography (CTA) to identify lipid-core plaque (LCP) using histology as the reference standard.Five ex vivo hearts were analysed by CTA and histology. LCP was defined by histology as fibroatheroma with core diameter/circumference >200 μm/>60° and cap thickness <450 μm. In CTA, plaque was manually delineated either as the difference between the inner and outer vessel walls (Method A) or as a direct tracing of plaque (Method B). Low-attenuation plaque was defined as an area with <90 Hounsfield units. Of 446 co-registered cross-sections, 55 (12%) contained LCP. In CTA, low-attenuation plaque area was larger as assessed with Method A compared with Method B (difference: 120 ± 60%). Although low-attenuation plaque was associated with the presence of LCP, the delineation Method B yielded higher diagnostic accuracy than Method A [area under the curve (AUC): 0.831 vs. 0.780, respectively, P = 0.005]. After excluding ‘normal’ cross-sections by CTA (n = 117), AUC for detecting LCP became similar between both methods (0.767 vs. 0.729, P = 0.07, respectively).Low-attenuation plaque in CTA is a diagnostic tool for LCP but prone to error if plaque is defined as the area between the inner and outer vessel walls and normal cross-sections are included in the assessment.
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ISSN:2047-2412
DOI:10.1093/ehjci/jet030

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