Association Between Pericoronary Fat Attenuation Index and High-Risk Plaque Features Assessed by Photon-Counting CT
Lingxin Kong, Bowen Li, Yicheng Han, Xueqiao Yang, Ruyue Ding, Sen Zhang, Xinwu Ma, Hui Gu, Ximing Wang · 2026
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Lingxin Kong and co-authors studied a scan based fat measure around the heart's arteries in a 2026 paper. They asked whether that measure, called the fat attenuation index, tracks the presence of high risk plaque features. The scans came from a new photon counting form of heart CT. Patients with suspected artery disease were enrolled at a single center over two months in 2025.
The study covered one hundred nineteen patients. The fat index was higher in patients whose scans showed high risk plaque than in those without it. Patients with two or more high risk features had higher values than patients with none, while one feature alone showed no clear rise. The index was also higher with three named plaque signs, but not with soft low density plaque. In adjusted models, plaque volume and two signs linked to the index on their own.
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| CREATOR | Lingxin Kong, Bowen Li, Yicheng Han, Xueqiao Yang, Ruyue Ding, Sen Zhang, Xinwu Ma, Hui Gu, Ximing Wang |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 41 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |