2008
Screening for coronary atherosclerosis with coronary calcium scoring: The “shape” of things to come?
Vashist A, Bonow R. Screening for coronary atherosclerosis with coronary calcium scoring: The “shape” of things to come? Journal Of Nuclear Cardiology 2008, 15: 162-169. PMID: 18371586, DOI: 10.1016/j.nuclcard.2008.01.009.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2007
Does cardiac SPECT using attenuation and scatter correction accurately predict coronary artery disease in a minority women population?
Vashist A, Collins D, Prasad Y, Blum S, Heller E. Does cardiac SPECT using attenuation and scatter correction accurately predict coronary artery disease in a minority women population? Medical Science Monitor 2007, 13: cr386-390. PMID: 17767117.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMyocardial perfusion imagingCoronary artery diseasePositive predictive valueWomen patientsArtery diseaseSensitivity of MPIPredictive valueExercise stress testingGroup of patientsStress testingRecent revascularizationCardiac catheterizationCoronary angiographyFavorable prognosisRisk stratificationCatheterization laboratoryGeneral populationPatientsWomen populationPerfusion imagingAttenuation/scatter correctionNuclear imagingAngiographyPrognosisDiagnostic methods