Regadenoson-stress myocardial CT perfusion and single-photon emission CT: Rationale, design, and acquisition methods of a prospective, multicenter, multivendor comparison

Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 2-12

  Cury, Ricardo C ^a   Kitt, Therese M ^b   Feaheny, Kathleen ^b   Akin, Jamie ^b   George, Richard T ^c  

^a BAPTIST CARDIAC AND VASCULAR INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b ASTELLAS PHARMA GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Cardiovascular imaging; CT perfusion imaging; Pharmacologic stress; Regadenoson; Single photon emission CT; Study design

Indexed keywords

AMINOPHYLLINE; METOPROLOL; REGADENOSON; TECHNETIUM 99M;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BREATHING RATE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART RATE; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; MYOCARDIAL PERFUSION IMAGING; OPEN STUDY; PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; REST; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; SPECT SCANNER; STRESS MYOCARDIAL COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY PERFUSION; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING; CT PERFUSION IMAGING; PHARMACOLOGIC STRESS; REGADENOSON; SINGLE-PHOTON EMISSION CT; STUDY DESIGN;

CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; EXERCISE TEST; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MULTIMODAL IMAGING; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; MYOCARDIAL PERFUSION IMAGING; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PURINES; PYRAZOLES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH DESIGN; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED, SINGLE-PHOTON; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; UNITED STATES; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 84896711690     PISSN: 19345925     EISSN: 1876861X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcct.2013.09.004     Document Type: Article

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