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ArticleFrontiers in cardiovascular medicine2022

First in-human quantitative plaque characterization with ultra-high resolution coronary photon-counting CT angiography.

Victor Mergen, Matthias Eberhard, Robert Manka, André Euler, Hatem Alkadhi

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Article in Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 64 papers.

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64citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

64 citing papers in PubMed, 110 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Victor MergenInstitute of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Matthias EberhardInstitute of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Robert MankaInstitute of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
André EulerInstitute of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Hatem AlkadhiInstitute of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
University Hospital of Zurich · CHUniversity of Zurich · CH

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Purpose: To assess the effect of ultra-high-resolution coronary CT angiography (CCTA) with photon-counting detector (PCD) CT on quantitative coronary plaque characterization. Materials and methods: In this IRB-approved study, 22 plaques of 20 patients (7 women; mean age 77 ± 8 years, mean body mass index 26.1 ± 3.6 kg/m Results: Median plaque volume was highest (23.5 mm Conclusion: This patient study indicates significant differences of ultra-high-resolution scanning with PCD-CT on quantitative coronary plaque characterization. Reduced blooming artifacts may allow improved visualization of fibrotic and lipid-rich plaque components with the ultra-high-resolution mode of PCD-CT.

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coronary artery diseasecoronary computed tomographic angiography (CCTA)high risk plaquephoton-counting detector CT (PCD-CT)ultra-high-resolution CT

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PMID36148053
PMCPMC9485480
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