Combined evaluation of regional coronary artery calcium and myocardial perfusion by 82Rb PET/CT in the identification of obstructive coronary artery disease.
Emilia ZampellaWanda AcampaRoberta AssanteCarmela NappiValeria GaudieriCiro Gabriele MainolfiRoberta GreenValeria CantoniMariarosaria PanicoMichele KlainMario PetrettaPiotr J SlomkaAlberto CuocoloPublished in: European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging (2018)
Hyperemic MBF and CFR provide incremental information about the presence of CAD over CAC score and perfusion imaging parameters. The combined use of CAC, myocardial perfusion imaging and quantitative coronary vascular function in may help predict more accurately the presence of obstructive CAD.
Keyphrases
- coronary artery disease
- pet ct
- coronary artery
- high resolution
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- cardiovascular events
- coronary artery bypass grafting
- pulmonary artery
- positron emission tomography
- healthcare
- computed tomography
- magnetic resonance imaging
- acute coronary syndrome
- mass spectrometry
- aortic stenosis
- pulmonary hypertension
- transcatheter aortic valve replacement