A Voxel-Map Quantitative Analysis Approach for Atherosclerotic Noncalcified Plaques of the Coronary Artery Tree

Noncalcified plaques (NCPs) are associated with the presence of lipid-core plaques that are prone to rupture. Thus, it is important to detect and monitor the development of NCPs. Contrast-enhanced coronary Computed Tomography Angiography (CTA) is a potential imaging technique to identify atheroscler...

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Autores principales: Li, Ying, Chen, Wei, Liu, Kaijun, Wu, Yi, Chen, Yonglin, Chu, Chun, Fang, Bingji, Tan, Liwen, Zhang, Shaoxiang
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3855949/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24348749
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/957195
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author Li, Ying
Chen, Wei
Liu, Kaijun
Wu, Yi
Chen, Yonglin
Chu, Chun
Fang, Bingji
Tan, Liwen
Zhang, Shaoxiang
author_facet Li, Ying
Chen, Wei
Liu, Kaijun
Wu, Yi
Chen, Yonglin
Chu, Chun
Fang, Bingji
Tan, Liwen
Zhang, Shaoxiang
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description Noncalcified plaques (NCPs) are associated with the presence of lipid-core plaques that are prone to rupture. Thus, it is important to detect and monitor the development of NCPs. Contrast-enhanced coronary Computed Tomography Angiography (CTA) is a potential imaging technique to identify atherosclerotic plaques in the whole coronary tree, but it fails to provide information about vessel walls. In order to overcome the limitations of coronary CTA and provide more meaningful quantitative information for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), we proposed a Voxel-Map based on mathematical morphology to quantitatively analyze the noncalcified plaques on a three-dimensional coronary artery wall model (3D-CAWM). This approach is a combination of Voxel-Map analysis techniques, plaque locating, and anatomical location related labeling, which show more detailed and comprehensive coronary tree wall visualization.
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spelling pubmed-38559492013-12-17 A Voxel-Map Quantitative Analysis Approach for Atherosclerotic Noncalcified Plaques of the Coronary Artery Tree Li, Ying Chen, Wei Liu, Kaijun Wu, Yi Chen, Yonglin Chu, Chun Fang, Bingji Tan, Liwen Zhang, Shaoxiang Comput Math Methods Med Research Article Noncalcified plaques (NCPs) are associated with the presence of lipid-core plaques that are prone to rupture. Thus, it is important to detect and monitor the development of NCPs. Contrast-enhanced coronary Computed Tomography Angiography (CTA) is a potential imaging technique to identify atherosclerotic plaques in the whole coronary tree, but it fails to provide information about vessel walls. In order to overcome the limitations of coronary CTA and provide more meaningful quantitative information for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), we proposed a Voxel-Map based on mathematical morphology to quantitatively analyze the noncalcified plaques on a three-dimensional coronary artery wall model (3D-CAWM). This approach is a combination of Voxel-Map analysis techniques, plaque locating, and anatomical location related labeling, which show more detailed and comprehensive coronary tree wall visualization. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013 2013-11-18 /pmc/articles/PMC3855949/ /pubmed/24348749 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/957195 Text en Copyright © 2013 Ying Li et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
spellingShingle Research Article
Li, Ying
Chen, Wei
Liu, Kaijun
Wu, Yi
Chen, Yonglin
Chu, Chun
Fang, Bingji
Tan, Liwen
Zhang, Shaoxiang
A Voxel-Map Quantitative Analysis Approach for Atherosclerotic Noncalcified Plaques of the Coronary Artery Tree
title A Voxel-Map Quantitative Analysis Approach for Atherosclerotic Noncalcified Plaques of the Coronary Artery Tree
title_full A Voxel-Map Quantitative Analysis Approach for Atherosclerotic Noncalcified Plaques of the Coronary Artery Tree
title_fullStr A Voxel-Map Quantitative Analysis Approach for Atherosclerotic Noncalcified Plaques of the Coronary Artery Tree
title_full_unstemmed A Voxel-Map Quantitative Analysis Approach for Atherosclerotic Noncalcified Plaques of the Coronary Artery Tree
title_short A Voxel-Map Quantitative Analysis Approach for Atherosclerotic Noncalcified Plaques of the Coronary Artery Tree
title_sort voxel-map quantitative analysis approach for atherosclerotic noncalcified plaques of the coronary artery tree
topic Research Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3855949/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24348749
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/957195
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