The average distal curvature (class="mathmlsrc">title="View the MathML source" class="mathImg" data-mathURL="/science?_ob=MathURL&_method=retrieve&_eid=1-s2.0-S1746809416301495&_mathId=si1.gif&_user=111111111&_pii=S1746809416301495&_rdoc=1&_issn=17468094&md5=95b4ce1ab2868e37c663a63a8bde3c50">class="imgLazyJSB inlineImage" height="14" width="16" alt="View the MathML source" style="margin-top: -5px; vertical-align: middle" title="View the MathML source" src="/sd/grey_pxl.gif" data-inlimgeid="1-s2.0-S1746809416301495-si1.gif">class="mathContainer hidden">class="mathCode">) of 48 LAD arteries is quantified from CCTA images.
Low values of class="mathmlsrc">title="View the MathML source" class="mathImg" data-mathURL="/science?_ob=MathURL&_method=retrieve&_eid=1-s2.0-S1746809416301495&_mathId=si1.gif&_user=111111111&_pii=S1746809416301495&_rdoc=1&_issn=17468094&md5=95b4ce1ab2868e37c663a63a8bde3c50">class="imgLazyJSB inlineImage" height="14" width="16" alt="View the MathML source" style="margin-top: -5px; vertical-align: middle" title="View the MathML source" src="/sd/grey_pxl.gif" data-inlimgeid="1-s2.0-S1746809416301495-si1.gif">class="mathContainer hidden">class="mathCode"> in the LAD are strongly correlated with the presence of stenosis.
Classification of arterial health status using Kd is faceable.
Using a cut-off value of class="mathmlsrc">title="View the MathML source" class="mathImg" data-mathURL="/science?_ob=MathURL&_method=retrieve&_eid=1-s2.0-S1746809416301495&_mathId=si1.gif&_user=111111111&_pii=S1746809416301495&_rdoc=1&_issn=17468094&md5=95b4ce1ab2868e37c663a63a8bde3c50">class="imgLazyJSB inlineImage" height="14" width="16" alt="View the MathML source" style="margin-top: -5px; vertical-align: middle" title="View the MathML source" src="/sd/grey_pxl.gif" data-inlimgeid="1-s2.0-S1746809416301495-si1.gif">class="mathContainer hidden">class="mathCode"> = 0.0537 mm−1 yields accuracy and AUC of 75%.
The class="mathmlsrc">title="View the MathML source" class="mathImg" data-mathURL="/science?_ob=MathURL&_method=retrieve&_eid=1-s2.0-S1746809416301495&_mathId=si1.gif&_user=111111111&_pii=S1746809416301495&_rdoc=1&_issn=17468094&md5=95b4ce1ab2868e37c663a63a8bde3c50">class="imgLazyJSB inlineImage" height="14" width="16" alt="View the MathML source" style="margin-top: -5px; vertical-align: middle" title="View the MathML source" src="/sd/grey_pxl.gif" data-inlimgeid="1-s2.0-S1746809416301495-si1.gif">class="mathContainer hidden">class="mathCode"> could be an indication of a geometric risk factor for CAD.