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Published ahead of print on March 19, 2009
doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A1509
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American Journal of Neuroradiology 30:1445-1450, August 2009
© 2009 American Society of Neuroradiology

Technical Note
HEAD & NECK

Window Settings for the Study of Calcified Carotid Plaques with Multidetector CT Angiography

L. Sabaa and G. Mallarinb

a Department of Science of the Images, Policlinico Universitario, Cagliari, Italy
b Institute of Radiology of the University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy

Please address correspondence to Luca Saba, MD, Department of Science of the Images, Policlinico Universitario, s.s. 554 Monserrato (Cagliari) 09045, Italy; e-mail: lucasaba{at}tiscali.it

SUMMARY: CT angiography (CTA) shows high sensitivity in detecting calcified plaques, but sometimes a bias in the exact quantification of stenosis degree occurs, mainly caused by the high linear attenuation coefficient of the calcified plaques. The purpose of this technical study was to evaluate the most appropriate CT window parameters for the assessment of calcified plaques stating which of them can provide the best inter-observer agreement. Scatter-plots and regression results showed the correlation between both width and level respectively depending on intraluminal Hounsfield units (HU) value (width = intraluminal HU x 2.07; level = intraluminal HU x 0.72). Obtained data indicated that the presence of different stenosis degrees did not modify visualization parameters.






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