Comparison of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance and Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography in Women With Suspected Coronary Artery Disease From the Clinical Evaluation of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Coronary Heart Disease (CE-MARC) Trial
Author(s) -
John P. Greenwood,
Manish Motwani,
Neil Maredia,
Julia Brown,
Colin Everett,
Jane Nixon,
Petra Bijsterveld,
Catherine J Dickinson,
Stephen G. Ball,
Sven Plein
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.112.000071
Subject(s) - medicine , coronary artery disease , magnetic resonance imaging , perfusion , single photon emission computed tomography , angina , nuclear medicine , cardiology , myocardial perfusion imaging , radiology , myocardial infarction
Coronary artery disease is the leading cause of death in women, and underdiagnosis contributes to the high mortality. This study compared the sex-specific diagnostic performance of cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) and single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT).
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