Standards for quantitative assessments by coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA): An expert consensus document of the society of cardiovascular computed tomography (SCCT)

Koen Nieman, Hector M García-García, Alexandre Hideo-Kajita, Carlos Collet, Damini Dey, Francesca Pugliese, Gaby Weissman, Jan G P Tijssen, Jonathon Leipsic, Maksymilian P Opolski, Maros Ferencik, Michael T Lu, Michelle C Williams, Nico Bruining, Pablo Javier Blanco, Pal Maurovich-Horvat, Stephan Achenbach

J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr . 2024 Sep-Oct;18(5):429-443. doi: 10.1016/j.jcct.2024.05.232. Epub 2024 Jun 6.

Abstract

In current clinical practice, qualitative or semi-quantitative measures are primarily used to report coronary artery disease on cardiac CT. With advancements in cardiac CT technology and automated post-processing tools, quantitative measures of coronary disease severity have become more broadly available. Quantitative coronary CT angiography has great potential value for clinical management of patients, but also for research. This document aims to provide definitions and standards for the performance and reporting of quantitative measures of coronary artery disease by cardiac CT.