Abstract
An investigation of coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA)-derived quantitative parameters to determine CAD-RADS 4 versus CAD-RADS 3 of coronary lesions with moderate to severe calcification. The study included 150 coronary lesions proven to have moderate or severe stenosis by invasive coronary angiography and showing moderate to severe calcification in CCTA. Various CCTA-quantitative parameters were correlated to the degree of stenosis (moderately versus severely stenosed lesions). Their sensitivity and specificity to detect severe stenosis (supposed to be corresponding to CAD-RADS 4) were examined at multiple cut-off points. The calcification remodelling index (CRI) was the only statistically significant independent computed tomo-graphy angiography-derived predictor of severe stenosis versus moderate stenosis on multivariate regression analysis. The best cut-off value was ≤ 0.84, with 77.78% sensitivity and 86.46% specificity. From all quantitative-derived CCTA parameters, CRI ≤ 0.84 was the predictor with the highest diagnostic performance for severe versus moderate stenosis in moderately to severely calcified coronary lesions. Accordingly, CRI can help to determine CAD-RADS 4 versus CAD-RADS 3.
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