TY - JOUR
T1 - Myocardial perfusion imaging with PET
AU - Driessen, Roel S.
AU - Raijmakers, Pieter G.
AU - Stuijfzand, Wijnand J.
AU - Knaapen, Paul
PY - 2017/7/1
Y1 - 2017/7/1
N2 - Noninvasive assessment of coronary artery disease remains a challenging task, with a large armamentarium of diagnostic modalities. Myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) is widely used for this purpose whereby cardiac positron emission tomography (PET) is considered the gold standard. Next to relative radiotracer distribution, PET allows for measurement of absolute myocardial blood flow. This quantification of perfusion improves diagnostic accuracy and prognostic value. Cardiac hybrid imaging relies on the fusion of anatomical and functional imaging using coronary computed tomography angiography and MPI, respectively, and provides incremental value as compared with either stand-alone modality.
AB - Noninvasive assessment of coronary artery disease remains a challenging task, with a large armamentarium of diagnostic modalities. Myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) is widely used for this purpose whereby cardiac positron emission tomography (PET) is considered the gold standard. Next to relative radiotracer distribution, PET allows for measurement of absolute myocardial blood flow. This quantification of perfusion improves diagnostic accuracy and prognostic value. Cardiac hybrid imaging relies on the fusion of anatomical and functional imaging using coronary computed tomography angiography and MPI, respectively, and provides incremental value as compared with either stand-alone modality.
KW - Myocardial blood flow
KW - Myocardial perfusion imaging
KW - Positron emission tomography
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85012115762&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - https://doi.org/10.1007/s10554-017-1084-4
DO - https://doi.org/10.1007/s10554-017-1084-4
M3 - Article
C2 - 28188475
SN - 1569-5794
VL - 33
SP - 1021
EP - 1031
JO - international journal of cardiovascular imaging
JF - international journal of cardiovascular imaging
IS - 7
ER -