Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 27, 2025
Objective:
Vascular
inflammation
affects
acute
coronary
syndrome
(ACS)
occurrence
in
patients
with
stable
angina.
Coronary
can
be
represented
by
the
pericoronary
fat
attenuation
index
(FAI).
This
study
investigated
quantitative
prognostic
value
of
plaque
characteristics
and
FAI
Methods:
Risk
factors
for
ACS
angina
pectoris
were
retrospectively
analyzed.
The
diagnostic
these
determined;
Kaplan-Meier
curves
used
to
predict
event
incidence.
Results:
After
postpropensity
score
matching,
data
60
130
without
ACS,
respectively,
Pericoronary
FAI,
lipid
volume,
percentage
narrowest
segment
significantly
improved
diagnosis
Luminal
stenosis
≥50%
>−88
Hounsfield
units
(HU)
independent
risk
Perileft
anterior
descending
artery
(LAD)
HU
better
predicted
than
did
peri-LAD
≤−88
HU.
Conclusions:
In
angina,
volume
ability
luminal
occurrence.
Furthermore,
could
Korean Journal of Radiology,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
26(5), P. 411 - 411
Published: Jan. 1, 2025
Accurate
evaluation
of
inflammation
severity
in
ulcerative
colitis
(UC)
can
guide
treatment
strategy
selection.
The
potential
value
the
pericolic
fat
attenuation
index
(FAI)
on
CT
as
an
indicator
disease
remains
unknown.
This
study
aimed
to
assess
diagnostic
accuracy
FAI
predicting
UC
severity.
retrospective
enrolled
148
patients
(mean
age
48
years;
87
males).
was
measured
four
different
locations:
mesocolic
vascular
side
(MS)
and
opposite
MS
(OMS)
around
most
severe
bowel
lesion,
retroperitoneal
space
(RS),
subcutaneous
area.
indices
(FAIMS,
FAIOMS,
FAIRS)
were
calculated
MS,
OMS,
RS,
respectively,
minus
that
area,
obtained
non-enhanced,
arterial,
delayed
phases.
Correlations
between
Endoscopic
Index
Severity
(UCEIS)
assessed
using
Spearman's
correlation.
Predictors
(UCEIS
≥7)
selected
by
univariable
analysis.
performance
evaluated
area
under
receiver
operating
characteristic
curve
(AUC).
FAIMS
FAIOMS
scores
significantly
higher
than
FAIRS
three
phases
(all
P
<
0.001).
moderately
correlated
with
UCEIS
score
(r
=
0.474-0.649
among
phases).
Additionally,
identified
UC,
AUC
varying
from
0.77
0.85.
Increased
adipose
tissue
could
serve
a
noninvasive
marker
for
evaluating
showed
similar
prediction
accuracies
identification.
Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 27, 2025
Objective:
Vascular
inflammation
affects
acute
coronary
syndrome
(ACS)
occurrence
in
patients
with
stable
angina.
Coronary
can
be
represented
by
the
pericoronary
fat
attenuation
index
(FAI).
This
study
investigated
quantitative
prognostic
value
of
plaque
characteristics
and
FAI
Methods:
Risk
factors
for
ACS
angina
pectoris
were
retrospectively
analyzed.
The
diagnostic
these
determined;
Kaplan-Meier
curves
used
to
predict
event
incidence.
Results:
After
postpropensity
score
matching,
data
60
130
without
ACS,
respectively,
Pericoronary
FAI,
lipid
volume,
percentage
narrowest
segment
significantly
improved
diagnosis
Luminal
stenosis
≥50%
>−88
Hounsfield
units
(HU)
independent
risk
Perileft
anterior
descending
artery
(LAD)
HU
better
predicted
than
did
peri-LAD
≤−88
HU.
Conclusions:
In
angina,
volume
ability
luminal
occurrence.
Furthermore,
could
