EPICARDIAL FAT VOLUME NORMAL LIMITS USING NON-CONTRAST ENHANCED CARDIAC COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY IN A HEALTHY POPULATION

Contrast Enhanced Computed Tomography

Automatic quantification of epicardial fat volume on non-enhanced cardiac CT scans using a multi-atlas segmentation approach.

PURPOSE There is increasing evidence that epicardial fat (i.e., adipose tissue contained within the pericardium) plays an important role in the development of cardiovascular disease. Obtaining the epicardial fat volume from routinely performed non-enhanced cardiac CT scans is therefore of clinical interest. The purpose of this work is to investigate the feasibility of automatic pericardium segm...

Quantification of peri-aortic root fat from non-contrast ECG-gated cardiac computed tomography.

In this data, we present the details of the cross-sectional study from Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan that examined the relationship between three-dimensional (3D) peri-aortic root fat (PARF) volumes, cardiometabolic risk profiles, carotid artery morphology and remodeling. Our sample is composed of a total 1492 adults who underwent an annual cardiovascular risk survey in Taiwan. PARF ...

Prevalence of coronary artery ectasia in older adults and the relationship with epicardial fat volume by cardiac computed tomography angiography

OBJECTIVE Coronary artery ectasia (CAE) refers to abnormal dilation of coronary artery segments to 1.5 times of adjacent normal ones. Epicardial fat is associated with cardiovascular risk factors. The relationship between CAE and epicardial fat has not yet been investigated. This study aimed to assess the relationship between CAE and epicardial fat volume (EFV) in older people by dual-source co...

Cardiac computed tomography-derived epicardial fat volume and attenuation independently distinguish patients with and without myocardial infarction

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) volume is associated with coronary plaque burden and adverse events. We aimed to determine, whether CT-derived EAT attenuation in addition to EAT volume distinguishes patients with and without myocardial infarction. METHODS AND RESULTS In 94 patients with confirmed or suspected coronary artery disease (aged 66.9±14.7years, 61%male) unde...