Article ; Online: Evaluation of pericoronary adipose tissue attenuation on CT.
The British journal of radiology
2023 Volume 96, Issue 1145, Page(s) 20220885
Abstract: Pericoronary adipose tissue (PCAT) is the fat deposit surrounding coronary arteries. Although PCAT is part of the larger epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) depot, it has different pathophysiological features and roles in the atherosclerosis process. While ... ...
| Abstract | Pericoronary adipose tissue (PCAT) is the fat deposit surrounding coronary arteries. Although PCAT is part of the larger epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) depot, it has different pathophysiological features and roles in the atherosclerosis process. While EAT evaluation has been studied for years, PCAT evaluation is a relatively new concept. PCAT, especially the mean attenuation derived from CT images may be used to evaluate the inflammatory status of coronary arteries non-invasively. The most commonly used measure, PCAT |
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| MeSH term(s) | Humans ; Coronary Angiography/methods ; Coronary Artery Disease ; Plaque, Atherosclerotic/pathology ; Adipose Tissue/diagnostic imaging ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed/methods ; Computed Tomography Angiography/methods ; Coronary Vessels | |||||
| Language | English | |||||
| Publishing date | 2023-01-23 | |||||
| Publishing country | England | |||||
| Document type | Journal Article ; Review | |||||
| ZDB-ID | 2982-8 | |||||
| ISSN | 1748-880X ; 0007-1285 | |||||
| ISSN (online) | 1748-880X | |||||
| ISSN | 0007-1285 | |||||
| DOI | 10.1259/bjr.20220885 | |||||
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