Multimodality Imaging in Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
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- 作者：John O. Prior (1)
Hoshang Farhad (2)
Olivier Muller (3) - 关键词：PET/CT ; SPECT/CT ; PET/MR ; Myocardial perfusion ; Ischemia ; Cardiomyopathy
- 刊名：Current Cardiovascular Imaging Reports
- 出版年：2014
- 出版时间：September 2014
- 年：2014
- 卷：7
- 期：9
- 全文大小：2,605 KB
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Hoshang Farhad (2)
Olivier Muller (3)
1. Department of Nuclear Medicine, Lausanne University Hospital, Rue du Bugnon 46, 1011, Lausanne, Switzerland
2. Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women鈥檚 Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
3. Department of Cardiology, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland - ISSN：1941-9074
文摘
Cardiac multimodality (hybrid) imaging can be obtained from a variety of techniques, such as nuclear medicine with single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) and positron emission tomography (PET), or radiology with multislice computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance (MR) and echography. They are typically combined in a side-by-side or fusion mode in order to provide functional and morphological data to better characterise coronary artery disease, with more proven efficacy than when used separately. The gained information is then used to guide revascularisation procedures. We present an up-to-date comprehensive overview of multimodality imaging already in clinical use, as well as a combination of techniques with promising or developing applications.