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Early identification of individuals at risk for CAD is essential for timely diagnosis and intervention. This study evaluated whether non\u2010coronary arterial ultrasound can improve preselection for coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) and provide diagnostic information beyond simplified clinical assessment.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Methods<\/jats:title>\n Seventy\u2010two patients underwent both CCTA and standardized ultrasonographic assessment of multiterritory non\u2010coronary arterial ultrasound, including the carotid, aortoiliac, and lower\u2010extremity arteries. The primary endpoint was CCTA\u2010defined high\u2010grade coronary stenosis. Atherosclerotic plaques were evaluated using a plaque\u2010counting quantitative score, referred to as plaque score (PS), and a semi\u2010quantitative morphology\u2010based classification, referred to as so\u2010called ultrasonic biopsy (UB). To explore incremental diagnostic value beyond routine clinical assessment, a simplified clinical model was compared with a multiterritory ultrasound plaque score and with a combined clinical and ultrasound model.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results<\/jats:title>\n \n Ultrasound models demonstrated high diagnostic accuracy for identifying CCTA\u2010defined high\u2010grade coronary stenosis, with area under the curve (AUC) values ranging from 0.87 to 0.90. Models incorporating the aortoiliac territory showed the highest sensitivity (up to 90%), whereas UB carotid (CAR)\u2009+\u2009lower extremity arteries (LEA) achieved the highest specificity (92%). In an exploratory incremental analysis, the simplified clinical model achieved an AUC of 0.864, the multiterritory plaque score alone an AUC of 0.887, and the combined model an AUC of 0.929. 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