Physiologic evaluation of ischemia using cardiac CT: Current status of CT myocardial perfusion and CT fractional flow reserve

Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 272-281

  Choi, Andrew D ^a,b,c   Joly, Joanna M ^a,b   Chen, Marcus Y ^c   Weigold, Wm Guy ^a  

^a WASHINGTON HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac computed tomography; Computed tomography perfusion; Coronary artery disease; Fractional flow reserve; Ischemia

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE;

ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; CARDIAC IMAGING; CARDIOVASCULAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FRACTIONAL FLOW RESERVE; FRACTIONAL FLOW RESERVE COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HEART FUNCTION; HEART MUSCLE BLOOD FLOW; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INVASIVE PROCEDURE; MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); MYOCARDIAL PERFUSION IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; VALIDATION STUDY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PROGNOSIS; RADIOGRAPHY;

CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; FRACTIONAL FLOW RESERVE, MYOCARDIAL; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; MYOCARDIAL PERFUSION IMAGING; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84907341629     PISSN: 19345925     EISSN: 1876861X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcct.2014.06.006     Document Type: Review

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