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January 6, 2023British Journal of RadiologyOpen Access

Evaluation of pericoronary adipose tissue attenuation on CT

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Why the study?

Whether PCATMA has value on an individual patient basis remains to be determined, and technical and clinical factors complicate clinical implementation, requiring a standardized methodology.

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RMRunlei MaRFRoberto FarìPHPim van der Harst

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Overview

Supports PCATMA as a CT biomarker for coronary inflammation; leaves open standardization and prospective validation before clinical use.

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Intervention
Pericoronary adipose tissue mean attenuation (PCATMA) evaluation on computed tomography (CT)

PCATMA derived from CT images is a promising non-invasive imaging biomarker for evaluating coronary inflammation and identifying high-risk plaques, though standardized measurement methodologies are required before widespread clinical implementation.

Limitations

  • CT imaging settings such as kV levels affect PCATMA measurements
  • Clinical factors such as age and sex affect PCATMA measurements
  • Lack of standardized methodology complicates implementation in clinical practice

Cite This Study

Ma et al. (2023) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a0908bebee8d5ab8a92dbb8https://doi.org/10.1259/bjr.20220885
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