9:45—10:00: Superimposition of EBCT Determined Coronary Calcium Deposits onto Myocardial PET Perfusion Images by Rubidium-82 and Nitrogen-13 Ammonia for Assessment of Flow Limiting Defects

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• 作者：Mullani ; NA ; Brandt ; M ; Strite ; D ; Hartz ; R ; Allbright ; M ; Boyd ; D ; Gould ; KL
• 刊名：Clinical Positron Imaging
• 出版年：2000
• 出版时间：July - August, 2000
• 年：2000
• 卷：3
• 期：4
• 页码：148
• 全文大小：67.9 K

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Calcium localization by Electron Beam CT (EBCT) in the coronary arteries is becoming an important non-invasive method for screening asymptomatic patients for early coronary atherosclerosis. However, the relationship between coronary artery calcium deposits and myocardial perfusion abnormalities has not been established. We have developed software to superimpose location of coronary calcium by EBCT onto PET myocardial perfusion images, so that we can determine the role of location and amount of calcium in the arteries to flow-limiting perfusion defects by PET.