A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal

Hybrid CT angiography and quantitative O-15-water PET for assessment of coronary artery disease: comparison with quantitative coronary angiography



Authors: Thomassen A, Petersen H, Diederichsen ACP, Mickley H, Jensen LO, Johansen A, Gerke O, Braad PE, Thayssen P, Hoilund-Carlsen MM, Vach W, Knuuti J, Hoilund-Carlsen PF

Publisher: SPRINGER

Publication year: 2013

Journal: European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging

Journal name in source: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE AND MOLECULAR IMAGING

Journal acronym: EUR J NUCL MED MOL I

Number in series: 12

Volume: 40

Issue: 12

First page : 1894

Last page: 1904

Number of pages: 11

ISSN: 1619-7070

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00259-013-2519-3


Abstract
Conclusion Cardiac quantitative hybrid PET/CTA imaging has better diagnostic accuracy than CTA alone and PET alone. CTA has a suboptimal PPV, suggesting that hybrid PET/CTA imaging should be used to assess the significance of coronary stenoses diagnosed by CTA.



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