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