Resting cardiac 64-MDCT does not reliably detect myocardial ischemia identified by radionuclide imaging.
Spiro A, Haramati L, Jain V, Godelman A, Travin M, Levsky J. Resting cardiac 64-MDCT does not reliably detect myocardial ischemia identified by radionuclide imaging. American Journal Of Roentgenology 2013, 200: 337-42. PMID: 23345355, DOI: 10.2214/ajr.11.8171.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedCardiac-Gated Imaging TechniquesContrast MediaCoronary AngiographyFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial IschemiaPositron-Emission TomographyPredictive Value of TestsRadiographic Image Interpretation, Computer-AssistedRetrospective StudiesSensitivity and SpecificityStatistics, NonparametricTomography, X-Ray ComputedTriiodobenzoic AcidsConceptsMyocardial perfusion imagingNegative predictive valuePositive predictive valuePredictive valueSubendocardial perfusionMyocardial ischemiaMyocardial segmentsPerfusion imagingObstructive coronary artery diseaseRadionuclide myocardial perfusion imagingCoronary artery diseaseCT myocardial perfusion imagingSignificant differencesAmerican Heart Association segmentsArtery diseaseDiastolic perfusionNonischemic segmentsCT perfusionDiagnostic modalitiesCT angiographyMyocardial perfusionClinical practiceIschemiaPerfusionClinical use