Objectives : In a computed tomographic (CT) angiography study, we identified the characteristics
of atherosclerotic lesions that were associated with subsequent development of acute …

Objectives : To evaluate the feasibility of noninvasive assessment of the characteristics of
disrupted atherosclerotic plaques, the authors interrogated the culprit lesions in acute coronary …

Background : Coronary computed tomography angiography (CTA)-verified positive remodeling
and low attenuation plaques are considered morphological characteristics of high-risk …

A recently developed real-time computed tomography (CT) fluoroscopy system, which
provides effective real-time reconstruction and display of CT images, was used to monitor …

Background It has been proposed that 0.5-mm-slice multislice computed tomography (MSCT)
is a noninvasive tool for the detection of atherosclerotic plaque, but the validity of such an …

Objectives : This study sought to assess, by serial computed tomography angiography (CTA),
the effect of statin treatment on coronary plaque morphology. Background : In addition to …

Cardiac and ventilatory motions cause artifacts at chest computed tomography (CT). To
determine how short the scan times on third-generation units must be to avoid such artifacts, …

Aims Pathological and clinical optical coherence tomography (OCT) studies have indicated
that acute coronary syndrome (ACS) lesions have either ruptured fibrous caps (RFC-ACS) or …

In this paper we present a procedure to extract bronchus area from 3D chest X-ray CT images.
Extraction of bronchus from chest X-ray CT images is of critical importance for both the …

Multislice helical computed tomography (CT) substantially reduces scanning time. However,
the temporal resolution of individual images is still insufficient for imaging rapidly moving …