2019
Quantification of PET Myocardial Blood Flow
Pelletier-Galarneau M, Martineau P, El Fakhri G. Quantification of PET Myocardial Blood Flow. Current Cardiology Reports 2019, 21: 11. PMID: 30815744, DOI: 10.1007/s11886-019-1096-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositron emission tomographyMyocardial blood flowMyocardial flow reserveMicrovascular dysfunctionEvaluation of cardiac allograft vasculopathyAssessment of coronary microvascular dysfunctionFlow reserveHyperemic myocardial blood flowFlow quantificationCardiac allograft vasculopathyMarkers of disease severityCoronary microvascular dysfunctionImprove risk stratificationQuantification of myocardial blood flowFractional flow reserveMyocardial blood flow quantificationAllograft vasculopathyPrognostic valueRisk stratificationEpicardial diseaseAcademic centersReviewThe aimClinical aspectsEmission tomographyBlood flow
2009
Quantitative relationship between coronary calcium content and coronary flow reserve as assessed by integrated PET/CT imaging
Curillova Z, Yaman B, Dorbala S, Kwong R, Sitek A, El Fakhri G, Anagnostopoulos C, Di Carli M. Quantitative relationship between coronary calcium content and coronary flow reserve as assessed by integrated PET/CT imaging. European Journal Of Nuclear Medicine And Molecular Imaging 2009, 36: 1603-1610. PMID: 19387640, PMCID: PMC3117296, DOI: 10.1007/s00259-009-1121-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary artery calcium scoreCoronary artery calciumCoronary vasodilator functionCoronary flow reserveCoronary artery diseaseHyperemic myocardial blood flowMyocardial blood flowVasodilator functionWeak inverse correlationCAC scoreCoronary artery calcium contentFlow reserveIncreasing CAC scorePer-vessel basisPer-patient basisInverse correlationBody mass indexCoronary calcium contentCoronary risk factorsCoronary vascular resistancePET/CT imagingConclusionIn patientsArtery calciumVascular resistanceMass index