Another extra-coronary application of coronary computed tomography angiography: quantification of pericardial and intra-thoracic adipose tissue. Can it define the cardiovascular risk?

J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr. 2008 Sep-Oct;2(5):296-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jcct.2008.08.007. Epub 2008 Aug 19.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Editorial
  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Adipose Tissue / diagnostic imaging*
  • Adult
  • Algorithms*
  • Coronary Angiography / methods*
  • Coronary Stenosis / diagnostic imaging*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Imaging, Three-Dimensional / methods*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Pericardium / diagnostic imaging
  • Radiographic Image Enhancement / methods
  • Radiographic Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / methods*
  • Radiography, Thoracic / methods
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods*