Coronary CT Angiography in the Quantitative Assessment of Coronary Plaques
Figure 5
Virtual intravascular endoscopy (VIE) visualization of mixed and calcified plaques in a 75-year-old male with coronary artery disease. (a) Curved planar reformation shows mixed plaque (short arrow) and calcified plaques (long arrows) in the proximal segment of left anterior descending coronary artery (LAD). (b) Close VIE view of the mixed plaque. (c) VIE view of the calcified plaque at LAD with significant lumen stenosis. (d) Orthogonal views help to confirm the intraluminal plaque position of the calcified plaque.
