CardioLab provides cardiac CT core laboratory services for sponsored and investigator-initiated studies, built on a high-volume clinical program and EACVI Level III expertise.
Analyses
Experience
Coronary plaque analysis
Stenosis grading (CAD-RADS), total and compositional plaque volume, low-attenuation plaque and high-risk plaque features.
Pericoronary inflammation
Pericoronary adipose tissue (PCAT) attenuation analysis as an imaging marker of coronary inflammation.
Serial CT studies
Standardised longitudinal analysis of plaque progression and regression in drug trials.
Function and perfusion
Chamber quantification and CT myocardial perfusion.
Valvular heart disease
CT-based phenotyping of valvular heart disease.
Protocol and quality support
Acquisition protocol advice, image quality control and reader training for participating sites.
Whole-tree plaque mapping.
Standardised curved planar reformation for stenosis grading.
Coronary tree segmentation.
Infrastructure
Technology
- NAEOTOM Alpha.Peak photon-counting CT and SOMATOM Force dual-source CT (Siemens Healthineers)
- Spectral post-processing and dedicated plaque analysis software
Planning a trial with a CT endpoint? Contact us early: we can help design the imaging protocol and the analysis plan.