Exploration of Cardiology

Table 2. Population, concept, and context keywords used in the literature search.

Main keyword	Alternate keywords
Population	Cardiovascular disease, coronary artery disease, atherosclerosis, myocardial infarction, heart failure
Concept	Cardiac CT, coronary CT angiography (CCTA), CT biomarkers, imaging biomarkers, coronary plaque characterization, perivascular fat attenuation index, low-attenuation plaque, CT-derived fractional flow reserve (FFR-CT), CT perfusion
Context	Diagnostic accuracy, prognostic value, cardiovascular events, mortality, risk stratification

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CT: computed tomography.

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Author contributions

MAH: Conceptualization, Methodology, Investigation, Writing—original draft. MM, AA, MAA: Data curation, Investigation, Writing—review & editing. OA, RB, P Savoia, P Suksaranjit, JACL: Validation, Writing—review & editing, Visualization. KD: Conceptualization, Methodology, Supervision, Writing—review & editing. All authors read and approved the submitted version.

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