Role of cardiac computed tomography in patients with suspected coronary artery disease: interaction with nuclear cardiology |
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| Authors: | Utsunomiya Daisuke Tomiguchi Seiji Yamashita Yasuyuki |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Diagnostic Imaging Center, Saiseikai Kumamoto Hospital, 5-3-1 Chikami, Kumamoto 861-4193, Japan;(2) Department of Diagnostic Radiology, School of Health Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan;(3) Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan |
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| Abstract: | Coronary computed tomography (CT) angiography (CTA) and myocardial perfusion single photon emission CT (SPECT, or MPS) provide complementary information on vascular structure and myocardial perfusion. In patients with coronary artery disease (CAD), the combination of both methods is helpful for disease detection and therapeutic strategy planning. This article addresses the utility of coronary CTA with current 64-row multidetector CT instruments, MPS, and the combination of these methods in the evaluation of CAD. |
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| Keywords: | Spiral computed tomography Single-photon emission-computed tomography Coronary disease |
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