Dynamic CT myocardial perfusion imaging

Damiano Caruso; Marwen Eid; U Joseph Schoepf; Kwang Nam Jin; Akos Varga-Szemes; Christian Tesche; Stefanie Mangold; Adam Spandorfer; Andrea Laghi; Carlo N De Cecco

doi:10.1016/j.ejrad.2016.07.017

Dynamic CT myocardial perfusion imaging

Eur J Radiol. 2016 Oct;85(10):1893-1899. doi: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2016.07.017. Epub 2016 Aug 3.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Division of Cardiovascular Imaging, Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, United States; Department of Radiological Sciences, Oncological and Pathological Sciences, University of Rome "Sapienza", Latina, Italy.
² Division of Cardiovascular Imaging, Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, United States.
³ Division of Cardiovascular Imaging, Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, United States; Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, United States. Electronic address: schoepf@musc.edu.
⁴ Division of Cardiovascular Imaging, Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, United States; Department of Radiology, Seoul Metropolitan Government-Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
⁵ Division of Cardiovascular Imaging, Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, United States; Department of Cardiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Heart Center Munich-Bogenhausen, Munich, Germany.
⁶ Division of Cardiovascular Imaging, Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, United States; Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital of Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany.
⁷ Department of Radiological Sciences, Oncological and Pathological Sciences, University of Rome "Sapienza", Latina, Italy.

PMID: 27510361
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2016.07.017

Abstract

Non-invasive cardiac imaging has rapidly evolved during the last decade due to advancements in CT based technologies. Coronary CT angiography has been shown to reliably assess coronary anatomy and detect high risk coronary artery disease. However, this technique is limited to anatomical assessment, thus non-invasive techniques for functional assessment of the heart are necessary. CT myocardial perfusion is a new CT based technique that provides functional assessment of the myocardium and allows for a comprehensive assessment of coronary artery disease with a single modality when combined with CTA. This review aims to discuss dynamic CT myocardial perfusion as a new technique in the assessment of CAD.

Keywords: Computed tomography; Coronary artery disease; Dynamic CT myocardial perfusion; Myocardial perfusion imaging.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

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Coronary Angiography / methods*
Coronary Stenosis / diagnostic imaging*
Heart / diagnostic imaging
Humans
Myocardial Perfusion Imaging / methods*
Radiographic Image Enhancement / methods*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods*

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