Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
Volume 2, Issue 4 , Pages 234-242, July 2008

Potential of dual-energy computed tomography to characterize atherosclerotic plaque: ex vivo assessment of human coronary arteries in comparison to histology

  • Mitya Barreto, MS

      Affiliations

    • Imaging Institute, Cardiovascular Imaging Lab, Cleveland Clinic, Desk Hb6, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
    • Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH, USA
    • Lerner Research Institute, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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  • Paul Schoenhagen, MD

      Affiliations

    • Imaging Institute, Cardiovascular Imaging Lab, Cleveland Clinic, Desk Hb6, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
    • Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH, USA
    • Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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  • Anuja Nair, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Lerner Research Institute, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
    • Volcano Corporation, Cleveland, OH, USA
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  • Stacy Amatangelo, BS

      Affiliations

    • Volcano Corporation, Cleveland, OH, USA
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  • Margherita Milite, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Siemens Medical Solutions, Erlangen, Germany
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  • Nancy A. Obuchowski, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Imaging Institute, Cardiovascular Imaging Lab, Cleveland Clinic, Desk Hb6, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
    • Lerner Research Institute, Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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  • Michael L. Lieber, MS

      Affiliations

    • Imaging Institute, Cardiovascular Imaging Lab, Cleveland Clinic, Desk Hb6, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
    • Lerner Research Institute, Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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  • Sandra S. Halliburton, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Imaging Institute, Cardiovascular Imaging Lab, Cleveland Clinic, Desk Hb6, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
    • Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH, USA
    • Lerner Research Institute, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.

Received 27 March 2008; accepted 24 May 2008. published online 03 June 2008.

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 Conflict of interest: Margherita Milite is an employee of Siemens Medical Solutions. Sandra S. Halliburton receives research funding from Siemens Medical Solutions.

PII: S1934-5925(08)00318-3

doi:10.1016/j.jcct.2008.05.146

Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
Volume 2, Issue 4 , Pages 234-242, July 2008

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