Does rubidium-82 PET have superior accuracy to SPECT perfusion imaging for the diagnosis of obstructive coronary disease?: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 60, Issue 18, 2012, Pages 1828-1837

  Mc Ardle, Brian A ^a   Dowsley, Taylor F ^a   Dekemp, Robert A ^a   Wells, George A ^a   Beanlands, Rob S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA HEART INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

accuracy; CAD; diagnosis; PET; SPECT

Indexed keywords

RUBIDIUM 82; TECHNETIUM 99M;

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; CANADA; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; HUMAN; MALE; META ANALYSIS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OBSTRUCTIVE CORONARY DISEASE; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIATION ATTENUATION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; REVIEW; SCINTIGRAPHY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 84867840857     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: 15583597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2012.07.038     Document Type: Article

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