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Figure 1 Visualization of soft and hard coronary atherosclerotic plaques by 64-slice multislice computed tomography (MSCT). (A, B) Volume rendering technique demonstrates stenosis of right coronary artery below the acute marginal branch (A), as well as nodular coronary calcifications largely extrinsic to the right coronary lumen and (B) normal left coronary artery. (C, D) Maximum-intensity projection of the same arteries demonstrates severe soft plaque stenosis of the right coronary artery and superficial calcific plaque. (E, F) Invasive coronary angiography of the same arteries.