Open AccessNon-invasive imaging modalities for the diagnosis of coronary artery disease: The present and the future
Author(s) -
Wen-Chun Lan,
Yu-Hung Chen,
ShuHsin Liu
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
tzu-chi medical journal/cí-jì yīxué
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.343
H-Index - 15
eISSN - 2223-8956
pISSN - 1016-3190
DOI - 10.1016/j.tcmj.2013.04.004
Subject(s) - medicine , coronary artery disease , fractional flow reserve , magnetic resonance imaging , radiology , myocardial perfusion imaging , perfusion , perfusion scanning , positron emission tomography , cardiac imaging , cardiology , myocardial infarction , coronary angiography
The prevalence and economic burden of coronary artery disease are high. New noninvasive diagnostic imaging methods have evolved in recent decades, including coronary computed tomography angiography and cardiac magnetic resonance angiography. Investigations into functional ischemic parameters have also been added to anatomical imaging to improve diagnostic performance, including the fractional flow reserve calculated from contrast computed tomography, perfusion computed tomography, perfusion cardiac magnetic resonance imaging, a combination of coronary computed tomography angiography with myocardial perfusion scintigraphy and the myocardial flow reserve calculated from perfusion positron emission tomography. In this article, we will discuss progress in noninvasive imaging modalities for the diagnosis of coronary artery disease and trends for the future