Myocardial perfusion imaging versus CT coronary angiography: when to use which?

B Tamarappoo, R Hachamovitch - Journal of Nuclear Medicine, 2011 - Soc Nuclear Med
Both anatomy-and physiology-based approaches to patient management have advantages
and limitations. Compared with the latter, the former has a superior ability to exclude disease …

Clinical decision making with myocardial perfusion imaging in patients with known or suspected coronary artery disease

P Cremer, R Hachamovitch, B Tamarappoo - Seminars in nuclear medicine, 2014 - Elsevier
Myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) to diagnose coronary artery disease (CAD) is best
performed in patients with intermediate pretest likelihood of disease; unfortunately, pretest …

SPECT/PET myocardial perfusion imaging versus coronary CT angiography in patients with known or suspected CAD.

DS Berman, LJ Shaw, JK Min… - The Quarterly Journal …, 2010 - europepmc.org
Stress SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) is the most commonly utilized stress
imaging technique for patients with suspected or known coronary artery disease (CAD) and …

Noninvasive anatomical coronary artery imaging versus myocardial perfusion imaging: which confers superior diagnostic and prognostic information?

Y Hacioglu, M Gupta, MJ Budoff - Journal of computer assisted …, 2010 - journals.lww.com
Myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) has been a valuable diagnostic and prognosticating tool
for decades, but recently it has been challenged by the growing evidence about either …

Risk assessment and predictive value of coronary artery disease testing

LJ Shaw, J Narula - Journal of Nuclear Medicine, 2009 - Soc Nuclear Med
This review highlights and compares risk assessment, predictive accuracy, and economic
outcomes for 3 commonly applied cardiac imaging procedures: stress myocardial perfusion …

Functional versus anatomic imaging in patients with suspected coronary artery disease

LJ Shaw, DS Berman - Cardiology clinics, 2009 - cardiology.theclinics.com
This is an exciting time for the clinical imager, who is availed with an abundance of
innovative technologies for advanced imaging of patients with known and suspected …

Role of myocardial perfusion imaging for risk stratification in suspected or known coronary artery disease

NK Sabharwal, A Lahiri - Heart, 2003 - heart.bmj.com
Nuclear cardiology is an evolving specialty that has recently benefited from technological
and radiopharmaceutical advances. As a result there has been an increase in the accuracy …

Future of radionuclide myocardial perfusion imaging: transitioning from SPECT to PET

MF Di Carli - Journal of Nuclear Medicine, 2023 - Soc Nuclear Med
Over the past half century, radionuclide myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) has played a
transformative role in the evaluation of patients with suspected or known coronary artery …

Diagnosis and prognosis of coronary artery disease with SPECT and PET

FJ Al Badarin, S Malhotra - Current cardiology reports, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Radionuclide myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) continues to
be the most reliable modality for diagnosis of hemodynamically significant coronary artery …

CT imaging of myocardial perfusion: possibilities and perspectives

A Becker, C Becker - Journal of Nuclear Cardiology, 2013 - Elsevier
Functional imaging in patients with suspected or known coronary artery disease (CAD) is
crucial for the identification of patients who could benefit from coronary revascularization …