Abstract
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) can potentially define atherosclerotic plaque in the aorta and the heart – however, the majority of information on looking at coronary plaque noninvasively comes from doing Cardiac CT. In particular, noncontrast CT can define a linear estimate of coronary atherosclerotic plaque by defining the coronary calcium “score.” Adding on contrast-enhanced CT coronary angiography also provides a means to define the present of noncalcified, “soft,” and potentially vulnerable plaque over and above that of just the calcium score.
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Rumberger, J.A. (2011). Noninvasive Coronary Plaque Characterization: CT Versus MRI. In: Naghavi, M. (eds) Asymptomatic Atherosclerosis. Contemporary Cardiology. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60327-179-0_25
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