Stress and Rest Dynamic Myocardial Perfusion Imaging by Evaluation of Complete Time-Attenuation Curves With Dual-Source CT
Author(s) -
Kheng-Thye Ho,
Kia-Chong Chua,
Ernst Klotz,
Christoph Panknin
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
jacc. cardiovascular imaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.79
H-Index - 120
eISSN - 1936-878X
pISSN - 1876-7591
DOI - 10.1016/j.jcmg.2010.05.009
Subject(s) - perfusion , nuclear medicine , myocardial perfusion imaging , medicine , perfusion scanning , blood flow , dipyridamole , correction for attenuation , angiography , tomography , radiology , positron emission tomography
This study sought to describe a protocol for myocardial perfusion imaging using dipyridamole stress, with 128-slice dual-source computed tomography (CT), and to assess the ability of CT myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) to detect abnormal flow reserve and infarction in comparison with nuclear MPI (NMPI).
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