Definition of vascular territories on myocardial perfusion images by integration with true coronary anatomy: A hybrid PET/CT analysis

Journal of Nuclear Medicine

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 198-203

  Javadi, Mehrbod S ^a   Lautamäki, Riikka ^a   Merrill, Jennifer ^a   Voicu, Corina ^a   Epley, William ^a   McBride, Gerald ^a   Bengel, Frank M ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

CT coronary angiography; Hybrid imaging; PET CT; Vascular territories

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANATOMY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY; CORONARY ARTERY CIRCUMFLEX BRANCH; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DOG; EX VIVO STUDY; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NONHUMAN; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGHT CORONARY ARTERY;

ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY VESSELS; DOGS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, ANATOMIC; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; MYOCARDIAL PERFUSION IMAGING; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; RUBIDIUM RADIOISOTOPES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 75749143512     PISSN: 01615505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.109.067488     Document Type: Article

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