Stress-rest myocardial perfusion SPECT for functional assessment of coronary arteries with anomalous origin or course

L De Luca, F Bovenzi, D Rubini… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2004 - Soc Nuclear Med
Anomalous coronary arteries (ACAs) may be clinically silent and totally benign or associated
with catastrophic and fatal presentations. It has been postulated that the proximal course of …

Utility of positron emission tomography myocardial perfusion imaging for identifying ischemia and guiding treatment in patients with anomalous coronary arteries

TKM Wang, T Dong, PC Cremer, H Najm… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background The assessment of anomalous coronary arteries (AAOCA) remains
controversial without an optimal stress modality for ischemia. We evaluated the value of PET …

Combined anatomical and functional imaging using coronary CT angiography and myocardial perfusion SPECT in symptomatic adults with abnormal origin of a …

C Uebleis, M Groebner, F von Ziegler, A Becker… - The international journal …, 2012 - Springer
There has been a lack of standardized workup guidelines for patients with congenital
abnormal origin of a coronary artery from the opposite sinus (ACAOS). We aimed to evaluate …

Hybrid CCTA/SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging findings in patients with anomalous origin of coronary arteries from the opposite sinus and suspected concomitant …

C Gräni, DC Benz, C Schmied, J Vontobel… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Anomalous coronary arteries originating from the opposite sinus of Valsalva
(ACAOS) are associated with adverse cardiac events. Discrimination between ACAOS and …

Sensitivity, specificity and accuracy of stress SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging for detection of coronary artery disease in the distribution of first-order branch …

JG Schwartz, RB Johnson… - Nuclear medicine …, 2003 - journals.lww.com
We sought to investigate the utility of stress single-photon emission computed tomography
(SPECT) myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) for the identification of coronary artery disease …

Diagnosis of anomalous origin and course of coronary arteries using non-contrast cardiac CT scan and detection features

IA Jappar, T Chua, MMA Htoo, FK Cheah… - Journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Anomalous origin and course of coronary arteries (AOCA) is a potential
cause of sudden cardiac death. Coronary CT angiography (coronary CTA) enables detailed …

Anatomical criteria of malignancy by computed tomography angiography in patients with anomalous coronary arteries with an interarterial course

G Ashrafpoor, N Danchin, L Houyel, R Ramadan… - European …, 2015 - Springer
Purpose We sought to determine the relation between major adverse cardiac events
(MACE) and anatomical criteria assessed by coronary computed tomography angiography …

Is exercise stress testing useful for risk stratification in anomalous aortic origin of a coronary artery?

A Qasim, TT Doan, TD Pham, D Reaves-O'Neal… - Seminars in Thoracic …, 2023 - Elsevier
Data on maximal exercise-stress-testing (m-EST) in anomalous-aortic-origin-of-coronary-
arteries (AAOCA) is limited and correlation with stress perfusion imaging has not been …

Correct spatial normalization of myocardial perfusion SPECT improves detection of multivessel coronary artery disease

KA Williams, RA Schuster, CM Schneider… - Journal of nuclear …, 2003 - Springer
Background This study sought to improve the detection of multivessel coronary artery
disease (CAD) with the use of rest and exercise single photon emission computed …

“False-positive” myocardial perfusion scintigraphy findings in patients with angiographically normal coronary arteries: insights from intravascular sonography studies

E Verna, L Ceriani, L Giovanella… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2000 - Soc Nuclear Med
Abnormal exercise perfusion findings have been described as false-positive for coronary
artery disease in patients with suspected angina and angiographically normal coronary …