Table 1.
Characteristics of various imaging modalities for analysis of coronary plaque for the detection of PMI.
| Modalities | Images | Characteristics of plaque |
|---|---|---|
| IVUS |  |
Grayscale: plaque burden, ruptured plaque, attenuated plaque VH: necrotic core area or volume IB: lipid volume iMAP: necrotic tissue volume |
| OCT |  |
Ruptured plaque TCFA (large lipid core and a thin fibrous cap) |
| Coronary angioscopy |  |
Intensive yellow plaque Ruptured plaque |
| NIRS |  |
Lipid-core plaque (LCP) with a maxLCBI (4 mm) ≧ 500 |
| MDCT |  |
Low-attenuation, positive remodeling, spotty calcification Ring-like appearance |
| MRI |  |
High-intensity plaque detected in non-contrast T1WI |
PMI = periprocedural myocardial infarction, IVUS = intravascular ultrasound, VH = virtual histology, IB = integrated backscatter, OCT = optical coherence tomography, TCFA = thin-cap fibroatheroma, CAS = coronary angioscopy, NIRS = near-infrared spectroscopy, LCBI = lipid core burden index, MDCT = multi-detector computed tomography, MRI = magnetic resonance imaging.