Analysis of components of carotid atherosclerotic plaques with gemstone spectral CT
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摘要: 目的 探讨宝石能谱CT成像分析颈动脉粥样硬化斑块成分的价值。 方法 对43例有缺血症状,经B超、MRI显示有颈动脉斑块的患者行CTA+能谱检查。将混合能量图像处理为单能量图像,运用三维重建技术及能谱分析软件对斑块成分进行能谱物质半定量分析,测得其有效原子序数(Effective-z),计算其能谱曲线的斜率,采用 x±s进行描述性分析。 结果 共测量43例98处斑块,其中脂质斑块37处(37.76%),纤维斑块48处(48.98%),斑块内出血13处(13.26%)。斑块内各成分能谱曲线规律:脂质成分呈弓背向上的上升曲线,随着能量逐渐增高,CT值也逐渐增高;而纤维基质及斑块内出血则表现为衰减曲线,随着能量逐渐增高,CT值逐渐减小,但纤维基质在低能量区的衰减幅度大于斑块内出血的衰减幅度。在越低能量区,3种成分能谱曲线的离散程度越明显。脂质成分、纤维基质、斑块内出血的曲线斜率和有效原子序数分别为-3.54±0.78、2.36±0.56、0.45±0.09和3.24±0.80、8.56±0.63、7.26±0.59。两两比较曲线斜率与有效原子序数,差异均有统计学意义(P<0.05)。 结论 弓上CTA能谱成像能分析颈动脉粥样硬化斑块内脂质成分、纤维基质、斑块内出血成分,能提供更多量化数据。Abstract: Objective To analyze the components of carotid atherosclerotic plaques with gemstone spectral CT. Methods Forty-three cases with ischemic symptoms who showed carotid atherosclerotic plaques by ultrasound and MRI underwent CTA of carotid artery by gemstone spectral imaging(GSI).Process the hybrid images to the single images,then do the semi-quantitative analysis of energy spectrum material of the plaques to get the slope of curve and effective atomic number of the different tissues with the aid of 3D-reconstruction and GSI viewer.The statistical methods are general statistical description(such as mean and standard deviation). Results Ninety-eight lesions,including 37 lipid plaques (37.76%),48 fibrous plaques (48.98%),and 13 plaque hemorrhage (13.26%).The rules of spectrum curve of each component of the plaque:lipid deposition show an arched upward curve,CT values increase gradually with higher energy.Fibrous matrix and intraplaque hemorrhage reveal the attenuation curve,CT values decrease gradually with higher energy.And the attenuation amplitude of fibrous matrix is higher than that of intraplaque hemorrhage in low energy area.In lower energy area,the dispersion degree of three components is more obvious.The slopes of curve and effective atomic numbers of lipid deposit,fiber content,intraplaque hemorrhage were -3.54±0.78,2.36±0.56,0.45±0.09 and 3.24±0.80,8.56±0.63,7.26±0.59,respectively.There were statistical differences between any two kinds of plaques (all P<0.05). Conclusion Spectral CT angiography can give more quantifiable data(lipid composition,fiber content,plaque hemorrhage ingredients) of carotid atherosclerotic plaques to help us judging the extent of the atherosclerosis of the vessel.
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Key words:
- Atherosclerosis /
- GSI /
- Tomography /
- X-ray Computed
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