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ReviewEchocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.)2025

Computed Tomography Advancements in Plaque Analysis: From Histology to Comprehensive Plaque Burden Assessment.

F Catapano, C Lisi, S Figliozzi, V Scialò, L S Politi, M Francone

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Review in Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

F CatapanoDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele, Milan, Italy.
C LisiDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele, Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-8943-2752
S FigliozziIRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, Milan, Italy.
V ScialòDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele, Milan, Italy.
L S PolitiDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele, Milan, Italy.
M FranconeDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele, Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-7906-3420

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Advancements in coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) facilitated the transition from traditional histological approaches to comprehensive plaque burden assessment. Recent updates in the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) guidelines emphasize CCTA's role in managing chronic coronary syndrome by enabling detailed monitoring of atherosclerotic plaque progression. Limitations of conventional CCTA, such as spatial resolution challenges in accurately characterizing plaque components like thin-cap fibroatheromas and necrotic lipid-rich cores, are addressed with photon-counting detector CT (PCD-CT) technology. PCD-CT offers enhanced spatial resolution and spectral imaging, improving the detection and characterization of high-risk plaque features while reducing artifacts. The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in plaque analysis enhances diagnostic accuracy through automated plaque characterization and radiomics. These technological advancements support a comprehensive approach to plaque assessment, incorporating hemodynamic evaluations, morphological metrics, and AI-driven analysis, thereby enabling personalized patient care and improved prediction of acute clinical events.

Indexed as

Computed Tomography AngiographyCoronary AngiographyCoronary Artery DiseaseCoronary VesselsPlaque, AtheroscleroticHumansartificial intelligence (AI)atherosclerosiscardiovascular imagingcoronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA)coronary plaque analysishigh‐risk plaque featuresphoton‐counting detector ct (PCD‐CT)

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PMID40587579
PMCPMC12208521

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