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UK NICE guidance recommends CT coronary angiography for diagnosis of CAD in patients with atypical or typical angina in its 2016 update of CG95 (Chest pain of recent onset: assessment and diagnosis).
Total coverage of myocardium for stress perfusion has been limited with cardiovascular magnetic resonance technique (CMR).
Presence of transmural perfusion gradient was studied using [15O] H20 PET-CT in 66 patients with angina and correlated with FFR- determined severity.
An important study comparing CTA and combined CTA+CTP with SPECT MPI and invasive angiography.
In this prospective study, led by Prof Newby of University of Edinburgh, evaluated the use of 18F-NaF and 18F-FDG tracers in identification of ruptured and high-risk atherosclerotic plaques using PET-CT.
A review of current evidence of ischemia imaging guided revascularization in patients with stable ischemic heart disease.
29th April-4th May 2018