Noninvasive Imaging in Coronary Artery Disease

Noninvasive cardiac imaging is widely used to evaluate the presence of coronary artery disease. Recently, with improvements in imaging technology, noninvasive imaging has also been used for evaluation of the presence, severity, and prognosis of coronary artery disease. Coronary CT angiography and MR...

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Published inSeminars in nuclear medicine Vol. 44; no. 5; pp. 398 - 409
Main Authors Heo, Ran, MD, Nakazato, Ryo, MD, Kalra, Dan, MD, Min, James K., MD, FACC
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Elsevier Inc 01.09.2014
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Coronary Artery Disease - complications
Coronary Artery Disease - diagnosis
Coronary Artery Disease - physiopathology
Diagnostic Imaging - methods
Fractional Flow Reserve, Myocardial
Humans
Plaque, Atherosclerotic - complications
Plaque, Atherosclerotic - diagnosis
Radiology
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Summary:Noninvasive cardiac imaging is widely used to evaluate the presence of coronary artery disease. Recently, with improvements in imaging technology, noninvasive imaging has also been used for evaluation of the presence, severity, and prognosis of coronary artery disease. Coronary CT angiography and MRI of coronary arteries provide an anatomical assessment of coronary stenosis, whereas the hemodynamic significance of a coronary artery stenosis can be assessed by stress myocardial perfusion imaging, such as SPECT/PET and stress MRI. For appropriate use of multiple imaging modalities, the strengths and limitations of each modality are discussed in this review.
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ISSN:0001-2998
1558-4623
DOI:10.1053/j.semnuclmed.2014.05.004