Coronary CT Angiography in the Quantitative Assessment of Coronary Plaques
Figure 8
Virtual intravascular endoscopy (VIE) appearance of extensively calcified plaque in a 52-year-old man with coronary artery disease. (a) Curved planar reformation shows significant stenosis of left anterior descending coronary artery due to presence of plaques with heavy calcification (arrows). (b) VIE shows irregular intraluminal changes due to different compositions within the plaques (arrows).
