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. 2014 Jul 25;16(1):53. doi: 10.1186/s12968-014-0053-5

Table 3.

Artery-based composition analyses: MATCH vs. Conventional protocol

Artery  
 LRNC
 IPH
 CA
 LM
Stenosis by Ultrasound (%) MATCH Conv. MATCH Conv. MATCH Conv. MATCH Conv.
P1.R
 50%
 +
 +
 +
 +
 +
 +
 +
 +
P2.R
 75%
 +
 +
 +
 +
 +
 +
 +
 +
P2.L
 50%
 -
 -
 -
 -
 +
 +
 +
 +
P3.R
 70%
 + (-)*
 + (-)
 +
 +
 -
 -
 -
 +
P3.L
 75%
 + (-)
 + (-)
 +
 +
 +
 +
 +
 +
P4.R
 50%
 +
 +
 -
 -
 +
 -
 +
 +
P4.L
 50%
 +
 +
 +
 +
 +
 +
 +
 +
P5.L
 75%
 -
 -
 -
 -
 +
 +
 -
 -
P6.R
 50%
 +
 +
 -
 -
 +
 -
 +
 +
P6.L
 50%
 +
 +
 -
 -
 +
 +
 +
 +
Kappa (p-value) 1.0 (0.002) 1.0 (0.002) 0.41 (0.107) 0.62 (0.035)

LRNC: lipid-rich necrotic core; IPH: intra-plaque hemorrhage; CA: calcification; LM: loose matrix. Conv.: Conventional protocol. +: detected; -: undetected. *The symbol in the parenthesis denotes the results when only IPH-free slices were read.