Hybrid Imaging Using Quantitative H<sub>2</sub><sup>15</sup>O PET and CT-Based Coronary Angiography for the Detection of Coronary Artery Disease - Concepedia

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Hybrid Imaging Using Quantitative H<sub>2</sub><sup>15</sup>O PET and CT-Based Coronary Angiography for the Detection of Coronary Artery Disease

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2012

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Ibrahim Danad, Pieter G. Raijmakers, Yolande Appelman, Hendrik J. Harms, Stefan de Haan, Mijntje L.P. van den Oever, Martijn W. Heymans, Igor I. Tulevski, Cornelis van Kuijk, Otto S. Hoekstra,

Journal of Nuclear Medicine

Abstract

The diagnostic accuracy of quantitative H(2)(15)O PET/CTCA is superior to either H(2)(15)O PET or CTCA alone for the detection of clinically significant CAD. Hyperemic MBF was more accurate than CFR, implying that a single measurement of MBF in diagnostic protocols may suffice.

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