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- Title
Characterization of coronary atherosclerosis by dual-source computed tomography and HU-based color mapping: a pilot study.
- Authors
Brodoefel H; Reimann A; Heuschmid M; Tsiflikas I; Kopp AF; Schroeder S; Claussen CD; Clouse ME; Burgstahler C; Brodoefel, H; Reimann, A; Heuschmid, M; Tsiflikas, I; Kopp, A F; Schroeder, S; Claussen, C D; Clouse, M E; Burgstahler, C
- Abstract
To assess HU-based color mapping for characterization of coronary plaque, using intravascular ultrasound virtual histology (IVUS-VH) as a standard of reference. Dual-source computed tomography and IVUS-VH were prospectively performed in 13 patients. In five lesions, HU thresholds of the color-coding software were calibrated to IVUS-VH. In a 15-lesion verification cohort, volumes of vessel, lumen and plaque or percentages of lipid, fibrous and calcified components were obtained through use of pre-set HU cut-offs as well as through purely visual adjustment of color maps. Calibrated HU ranges for fatty or fibrous plaque, lumen and calcification were -10-69, 70-158, 159-436 and 437+. Using these cut-offs, HU-based analysis achieved good agreement of plaque volume with IVUS (47.0 vs. 51.0 mm(3)). Visual segmentation led to significant overestimation of atheroma (61.6 vs. 51.0 mm(3); P = 0.04) Correlation coefficients for volumes of vessel, lumen and plaque were 0.92, 0.87 and 0.83 with HU-based analysis or 0.92, 0.85 and 0.71 with visual evaluation. With both methods, correlation of percentage plaque composition was poor or insignificant. HU-based plaque analysis showed good reproducibility with intra-class correlation coefficients being 0.90 for plaque volume and 0.81, 0.94 or 0.98 for percentages of fatty, fibrous or calcified components. With use of optimized HU thresholds, color mapping allows for accurate and reproducible quantification of coronary plaque.
- Publication
European Radiology, 2008, Vol 18, Issue 11, p2466
- ISSN
0938-7994
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1007/s00330-008-1019-5