Imaging Coronary Allograft Vasculopathy with Cardiac PET and Cardiac MRI.
Chaitanya MadamanchiMatthew C KonermanVenkatesh L MurthyPublished in: Current cardiology reports (2021)
Relative myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) and quantitative myocardial blood flow using cardiac PET are useful in the diagnosis and prognosis of CAV. Late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) and quantitative measures including myocardial perfusion reserve and mean diastolic rate using CMR are useful in the diagnosis and prognosis of CAV. Cardiac PET is now established as a non-invasive imaging modality for screening and monitoring for CAV, and CMR has demonstrated promise in this application. Further investigation of these modalities is needed with larger, multicenter studies that follow patients serially to demonstrate the clinical implications of using these modalities to detect early CAV and alter therapies to improve patient outcomes.
Keyphrases
- left ventricular
- high resolution
- blood flow
- computed tomography
- pet ct
- ejection fraction
- positron emission tomography
- magnetic resonance imaging
- coronary artery disease
- newly diagnosed
- coronary artery
- contrast enhanced
- clinical trial
- chronic kidney disease
- aortic valve
- photodynamic therapy
- case control
- artificial intelligence
- deep learning
- patient reported