Table 4.
Morphometric analysis of μCalcs in the fibrous cap VOIs in human coronary atheromas. Values are reported as mean± SD per cap segment.
| Human Fibrous Cap | # μCalcs | μCalcs/mm3 | Average Diameter [μm] |
Volume Ratio % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Segment 1 - RCA | 6434 | 2286 | 11.84 ± 5.61 | 1.57 |
| Segment 2 - LAD | 2283 | 244 | 10.28 ± 7.07 | 0.53 |
| Segment 3 - RCA | 921 | 336 | 10.56 ± 5.23 | 0.27 |
| Segment 4 - RCA | 547 | 712 | 12.23 ± 6.20 | 0.44 |
| Segment 5 - LCX | 2675 | 2625 | 9.70 ± 3.80 | 0.64 |
| Segment 6 - LAD | 1789 | 1221 | 11.27 ± 4.79 | 1.29 |
| Segment 7 - LCX | 1634 | 2093 | 8.23 ± 2.96 | 0.30 |
| Segment 8 - LAD | 360 | 1085 | 10.07 ± 5.18 | 0.26 |
| Segment 9 - LAD | 801 | 1064 | 10.58 ± 5.40 | 0.59 |
| Segment 10 - LAD | 549 | 405 | 10.37 ± 5.27 | 0.20 |
| Segment 11 - LAD | 816 | 1525 | 9.62 ± 3.95 | 0.45 |
| Segment 12 - LCX | 375 | 766 | 9.13 ± 3.71 | 0.20 |
| Segment 13 - LCX | 639 | 798 | 13.29 ± 7.76 | 1.19 |
| Segment 14 - LCX | 204 | 332 | 12.55 ± 8.13 | 0.34 |
| Segment 15 - RCA | 1106 | 633 | 10.13 ± 4.75 | 0.64 |
| Segment 16 – RCA | 60 | 320 | 12.21 ± 5.44 | 0.20 |
| Segment 17 – RCA | 198 | 609 | 11.46 ± 5.65 | 0.38 |
| Segment 18 - RCA | 129 | 171 | 13.91 ± 7.74 | 0.17 |
| Segment 19 - LAD | 538 | 818 | 12.31 ± 6.02 | 3.64 |
| Segment 20 - LAD | 4106 | 2708 | 10.23 ± 4.58 | 2.15 |
| Segment 21 - RCA | 1391 | 3705 | 7.92 ± 2.81 | 1.00 |
| Segment 22 – RCA | 629 | 1395 | 8.34 ± 2.95 | 0.20 |
| Segment 23 – LAD | 812 | 2079 | 9.83 ± 4.24 | 2.70 |
| Segment 24 - LCX | 1438 | 516 | 8.29 ± 4.12 | 0.17 |
| Segment 25 - LCX | 1414 | 431 | 7.64 ± 2.91 | 0.51 |
| Segment 26 – LCX | 144 | 155 | 11.20 ± 5.63 | 0.06 |
| Segment 27 - RCA | 1136 | 701 | 11.12 ± 5.57 | 1.61 |
| Segment 28 - RCA | 180 | 415 | 15.85 ± 7.20 | 1.02 |
| Segment 29 - RCA | 168 | 293 | 13.65 ± 7.98 | 0.27 |
| Total | 1154 ± 1354 | 1050 ± 906 | 10.82 ± 5.26 | 0.79 ± 0.85 |