Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography / North American Society of Cardiovascular Imaging – Expert Consensus Document on Coronary CT Imaging of Atherosclerotic Plaque

Coronary computed tomographic angiography (CCTA) provides a wealth of clinically meaningful information beyond anatomic stenosis alone, including the presence or absence of nonobstructive atherosclerosis and high-risk plaque features as precursors for incident coronary events. There is, however, no uniform agreement on how to identify and quantify these features or their use in evidence-based clinical decision-making. This statement from the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography and North American Society of Cardiovascular Imaging addresses this gap and provides a comprehensive review of the available evidence on imaging of coronary atherosclerosis.

Source: Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography - November 9, 2020 Category: Radiology Authors: Leslee J. Shaw, Ron Blankstein, Jeroen J. Bax, Maros Ferencik, Marcio Sommer Bittencourt, James K. Min, Daniel S. Berman, Jonathon Leipsic, Todd C. Villines, Damini Dey, Subhi Al ’Aref, Michelle Williams, Fay Lin, Lohendran Baskaran, Harold Litt, Diana Tags: Guidelines Source Type: research