Fig. 3
Representative imaging for the change of the total plaque volume at the beginning and the follow-up. The 3-dimensional reconstruction and analysis of coronary CTA images of a 60-year-old female patient with type 2 diabetes were performed. The baseline CTA showed a moderate stenosis in the proximal segment of the left anterior descending coronary artery (a, b), with a total plaque volume of 119 mm3 (c). After a 2.8-year follow up, clinically significant progression (d–f) was observed, with the total plaque volume progressed to 194 mm3. The annual progression rate in total plaque volume was 22.51%