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Lee AKY, Qutub MA, Aljizeeri A, Chow BJW. Integrating anatomical and functional imaging for the assessment of coronary artery disease. Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther 2013; 11:1301-10. [PMID: 24138518 DOI: 10.1586/14779072.2013.837755] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Coronary artery disease (CAD) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality. Invasive cardiac angiography with fractional flow reserve measurement allows for the anatomical and functional assessment of CAD. Given the invasive nature of invasive cardiac angiography and the risks of procedure-related complications, research has focused upon noninvasive methods for anatomical and functional measures of CAD. As such, there is growing interest in the development of hybrid imaging because it may provide incremental diagnostic information over each imaging modality alone. We will provide an overview of the evidence to date on the anatomical and functional stratification of CAD and current hybrid techniques.
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- Andrea K Y Lee
- Department of Medicine (Cardiology), University of British Columbia, Canada
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Schoenhagen P, Dewey M. CT assessment of coronary artery disease: trends and clinical implications. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging 2013; 6:1072-1074. [PMID: 24135321 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2013.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2013] [Revised: 06/18/2013] [Accepted: 07/09/2013] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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- Paul Schoenhagen
- Cleveland Clinic, Imaging Institute and Heart and Vascular Institute, Cardiovascular Imaging, Cleveland, Ohio.
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- Department of Radiology, Charité, Berlin, Germany
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Muenzel D, Kabus S, Gramer B, Leber V, Vembar M, Schmitt H, Wildgruber M, Fingerle AA, Rummeny EJ, Huber A, Noël PB. Dynamic CT perfusion imaging of the myocardium: a technical note on improvement of image quality. PLoS One 2013; 8:e75263. [PMID: 24130697 PMCID: PMC3793993 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0075263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2013] [Accepted: 08/13/2013] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Objective To improve image and diagnostic quality in dynamic CT myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) by using motion compensation and a spatio-temporal filter. Methods Dynamic CT MPI was performed using a 256-slice multidetector computed tomography scanner (MDCT). Data from two different patients–with and without myocardial perfusion defects–were evaluated to illustrate potential improvements for MPI (institutional review board approved). Three datasets for each patient were generated: (i) original data (ii) motion compensated data and (iii) motion compensated data with spatio-temporal filtering performed. In addition to the visual assessment of the tomographic slices, noise and contrast-to-noise-ratio (CNR) were measured for all data. Perfusion analysis was performed using time-density curves with regions-of-interest (ROI) placed in normal and hypoperfused myocardium. Precision in definition of normal and hypoperfused areas was determined in corresponding coloured perfusion maps. Results The use of motion compensation followed by spatio-temporal filtering resulted in better alignment of the cardiac volumes over time leading to a more consistent perfusion quantification and improved detection of the extend of perfusion defects. Additionally image noise was reduced by 78.5%, with CNR improvements by a factor of 4.7. The average effective radiation dose estimate was 7.1±1.1 mSv. Conclusion The use of motion compensation and spatio-temporal smoothing will result in improved quantification of dynamic CT MPI using a latest generation CT scanner.
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- Daniela Muenzel
- Department of Radiology, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universitaet Muenchen, Munich, Germany
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- Philips Research Laboratories, Digital Imaging Department, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Radiology, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universitaet Muenchen, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Radiology, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universitaet Muenchen, Munich, Germany
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- Philips Healthcare, CT Clinical Science, Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America
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- Philips Research Laboratories, Digital Imaging Department, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Radiology, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universitaet Muenchen, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Radiology, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universitaet Muenchen, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Radiology, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universitaet Muenchen, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Radiology, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universitaet Muenchen, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Radiology, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universitaet Muenchen, Munich, Germany
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CAD Detection in Patients With Intermediate-High Pre-Test Probability. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging 2013; 6:1062-1071. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2013.04.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2013] [Revised: 04/05/2013] [Accepted: 04/12/2013] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Speidel MA, Bateman CL, Tao Y, Raval AN, Hacker TA, Reeder SB, Van Lysel MS. Reduction of image noise in low tube current dynamic CT myocardial perfusion imaging using HYPR processing: a time-attenuation curve analysis. Med Phys 2013; 40:011904. [PMID: 23298095 DOI: 10.1118/1.4770283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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PURPOSE This study describes a HighlY constrained backPRojection (HYPR) image processing method for the reduction of image noise in low tube current time-resolved CT myocardial perfusion scans. The effect of this method on myocardial time-attenuation curve noise and fidelity is evaluated in an animal model, using varying levels of tube current. METHODS CT perfusion scans of four healthy pigs (42-59 kg) were acquired at 500, 250, 100, 50, 25, and 10 mA on a 64-slice scanner (4 cm axial coverage, 120 kV, 0.4 s∕rotation, 50 s scan duration). For each scan a sequence of ECG-gated images centered on 75% R-R was reconstructed using short-scan filtered back projection (FBP). HYPR processing was applied to the scans acquired at less than 500 mA using parameters designed to maintain the voxel noise level in the 500-mA FBP images. The processing method generates a series of composite images by averaging over a sliding time window and then multiplies the composite images by weighting images to restore temporal fidelity to the image sequence. HYPR voxel noise relative to FBP noise was measured in AHA myocardial segment numbers 1, 5, 6, and 7 at each mA. To quantify the agreement between HYPR and FBP time-attenuation curves (TACs), Bland-Altman analysis was performed on TACs measured in full myocardial segments. The relative degree of TAC fluctuation in smaller subvolumes was quantified by calculating the root mean square deviation of a TAC about the gamma variate curve fit to the TAC data. RESULTS HYPR image sequences were produced using 2, 7, and 20 beat composite windows for the 250, 100, and 50 mA scans, respectively. At 25 and 10 mA, all available beats were used in the composite (41-60; average 50). A 7-voxel-wide 3D cubic filter kernel was used to form weighting images. The average ratio of HYPR voxel noise to 500-mA FBP voxel noise was 1.06, 1.10, 0.97, 1.11, and 2.15 for HYPR scans at 250, 100, 50, 25, and 10 mA. The average limits-of-agreement between HYPR and FBP TAC values measured 0.02+∕-0.91, 0.04+∕-1.92, 0.19+∕-1.59, 1.13+∕-4.22, and 1.07+∕-6.37 HU (mean difference +∕-1.96 SD). The HYPR image subvolume that yielded a fixed level of TAC fluctuations was smaller, on average, than the FBP subvolume determined at the same mA. CONCLUSIONS HYPR processing is a feasible method for generating low noise myocardial perfusion data from a low-mA time-resolved CT myocardial perfusion scan. The method is applicable to current clinical scanners and uses conventional image reconstructions as input data.
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- Michael A Speidel
- Department of Medical Physics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA.
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Hamirani YS, Kramer CM. Advances in stress cardiac MRI and computed tomography. Future Cardiol 2013; 9:681-95. [PMID: 24020670 DOI: 10.2217/fca.13.57] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Stress cardiac MRI and stress computed tomography (CT) perfusion are relatively new, noninvasive cardiovascular stress-testing modalities. Both of these tests have undergone rapid technical improvements. Data from randomized controlled trials in stress cardiac MRI are becoming gradually incorporated into cardiovascular clinical practice, not only to assess physiological significance of coronary artery disease, but also to provide prognostic information. As CT perfusion protocols become more uniform with adequate handling of artifacts and decreasing radiation exposure with combined CT coronary angiography/CT perfusion imaging, it has the potential to become a comprehensive diagnostic test.
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- Yasmin S Hamirani
- Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA, USA
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Delgado C, Vázquez M, Oca R, Vilar M, Trinidad C, Sanmartin M. Myocardial ischemia evaluation with dual-source computed tomography: comparison with magnetic resonance imaging. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013; 66:864-70. [PMID: 24773993 DOI: 10.1016/j.rec.2013.05.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2013] [Accepted: 05/31/2013] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES Computed tomography does not accurately determine which coronary lesions lead to myocardial ischemia and consequently further tests are required to evaluate ischemia induction. The aim of this study was to compare diagnostic accuracy between dual-energy computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging in the assessment of myocardial perfusion and viability in patients suspected of coronary artery disease. METHODS A prospective study was performed in 56 consecutive patients (39 men [69.6%]; mean age [standard deviation], 63 [10]; range, 23-81). Computed tomography was performed with the following protocol: 1, adenosine stress perfusion; 2, coronary angiography; and 3, delayed enhancement. Magnetic resonance imaging for the evaluation of stress perfusion and delayed enhancement was performed within 30 days. Two observers in consensus analyzed the perfusion and delayed enhancement images. RESULTS We studied 952 myocardial segments and 168 vascular territories. In a per-segment analysis, the sensitivity, specificity, and positive and negative predictive values of computed tomography compared with magnetic resonance were 76%, 99%, 89%, and 98% for perfusion defects, and 64%, 99%, 82%, and 99% for delayed enhancement, respectively. In a per-vascular territory analysis, the same measures were 78%, 97%, 86%, and 95% for perfusion defects, and 72%, 99%, 93%, and 97% for delayed enhancement, respectively. The mean radiation dose was 8.2 (2) mSv. CONCLUSIONS Dual-source computed tomography may allow accurate and concomitant evaluation of perfusion defects and myocardial viability and analysis of coronary anatomy.
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- Carlos Delgado
- Servicio de Radiodiagnóstico, Hospital POVISA, Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain.
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- Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital POVISA, Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain
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- Servicio de Radiodiagnóstico, Hospital POVISA, Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain
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- Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital POVISA, Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain
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- Servicio de Radiodiagnóstico, Hospital POVISA, Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain
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Dynamic CT myocardial perfusion imaging: performance of 3D semi-automated evaluation software. Eur Radiol 2013; 24:191-9. [DOI: 10.1007/s00330-013-2997-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2013] [Revised: 07/23/2013] [Accepted: 08/06/2013] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Scheske JA, O’Brien JM, Earls JP, Min JK, LaBounty TM, Cury RC, Lee TY, So A, Hague CJ, Al-Hassan D, Kuriyabashi S, Dowe DA, Leipsic JA. Coronary Artery Imaging with Single-Source Rapid Kilovolt Peak–Switching Dual-Energy CT. Radiology 2013; 268:702-9. [DOI: 10.1148/radiol.13121901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Patel AR, Bhave NM, Mor-Avi V. Myocardial perfusion imaging with cardiac computed tomography: state of the art. J Cardiovasc Transl Res 2013; 6:695-707. [PMID: 23963959 DOI: 10.1007/s12265-013-9499-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2013] [Accepted: 07/07/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Cardiac computed tomography (CCT) has become an important tool for the anatomic assessment of patients with suspected coronary disease. Its diagnostic accuracy for detecting the presence of underlying coronary artery disease and ability to risk stratify patients are well documented. However, the role of CCT for the physiologic assessment of myocardial perfusion during resting and stress conditions is only now emerging. With the addition of myocardial perfusion imaging to coronary imaging, CCT has the potential to assess both coronary anatomy and its functional significance with a single non-invasive test. In this review, we discuss the current state of CCT myocardial perfusion imaging for the detection of myocardial ischemia and myocardial infarction and examine its complementary role to CCT coronary imaging.
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- Amit R Patel
- Department of Medicine, Section of Cardiology, Cardiac Imaging Center, University of Chicago, Medical Center, 5841 South Maryland Avenue, MC5084, Chicago, IL, 60637, USA,
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Coronary artery disease (CAD) remains the leading cause of death and morbidity worldwide. To date, diagnostic evaluation of patients with suspected CAD has relied upon the use of physiologic non-invasive testing by stress electrocardiography, echocardiography, myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) and magnetic resonance imaging. Indeed, the importance of physiologic evaluation of CAD has been highlighted by large-scale randomized trials that demonstrate the propitious benefit of an integrated anatomic-physiologic evaluation method by performing lesion-specific ischemia assessment by fractional flow reserve (FFR)-widely considered the "gold" standard for ischemia assessment-at the time of invasive angiography. Coronary CT angiography (CCTA) has emerged as an attractive non-invasive test for anatomic illustration of the coronary arteries and atherosclerotic plaque. In a series of prospective multicenter trials, CCTA has been proven as having high diagnostic performance for stenosis detection as compared to invasive angiography. Nevertheless, CCTA evaluation of obstructive stenoses is prone to overestimation of severity and further, detection of stenoses by CCTA does not reliably determine the hemodynamic significance of the visualized lesions. Recently, a series of technological innovations have advanced the possibility of CCTA to enable physiologic evaluation of CAD, thereby creating the potential of this test to provide an integrated anatomic-physiologic assessment of CAD. These advances include rest-stress MPI by CCTA as well as the use of computational fluid dynamics to non-invasively calculate FFR from a typically acquired CCTA. The purpose of this review is to summarize the most recent data addressing these 2 physiologic methods of CAD evaluation by CCTA.
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- Minisha Kochar
- Division of Cardiology, Kaiser Permanente, Panorama City, CA, USA
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Rossi A, Dharampal A, Wragg A, Davies LC, van Geuns RJ, Anagnostopoulos C, Klotz E, Kitslaar P, Broersen A, Mathur A, Nieman K, Hunink MGM, de Feyter PJ, Petersen SE, Pugliese F. Diagnostic performance of hyperaemic myocardial blood flow index obtained by dynamic computed tomography: does it predict functionally significant coronary lesions? Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging 2013; 15:85-94. [DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jet133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 108] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Aljizeeri A, Cocker MS, Chow BJW. CT vs SPECT: CT is the first-line test for the diagnosis and prognosis of stable coronary artery disease. J Nucl Cardiol 2013; 20:465-72. [PMID: 23572313 DOI: 10.1007/s12350-013-9690-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Non-invasive cardiac imaging is pivotal in the diagnosis and prognosis of patients with stable CAD. Nuclear SPECT, PET, stress echocardiography and more recently cardiac magnetic resonance imaging have been utilized with excellent diagnostic accuracy. However, along with their inherent individual limitations, most modalities detect ischemia but lack the ability to define coronary anatomy or evaluate for subclinical atherosclerosis. A modality that not only accurately diagnoses obstructive CAD and also facilitates early identification of non-obstructive CAD may be of interest because it may allow for earlier aggressive risk factor modification and primary prevention. Cardiac computerized tomographic angiography (CCTA) has the potential to accurately detect or exclude luminal stenosis, as well as identify and quantify subclinical atherosclerosis in the absence if luminal narrowing. However CCTA, being a relatively a new modality, has less supporting evidence when compared to more mature modalities such as SPECT. Therefore, the question that begs to be addressed is whether CCTA can be utilized as a first line test in establishing the diagnosis and prognosis of CAD.
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- Ahmed Aljizeeri
- Department of Medicine (Cardiology), University of Ottawa Heart Institute, 40 Ruskin Street, Ottawa, ON, K1Y 4W7, Canada
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Ko BS, Cameron JD, Leung M, Meredith IT, Leong DP, Antonis PR, Crossett M, Troupis J, Harper R, Malaiapan Y, Seneviratne SK. Combined CT coronary angiography and stress myocardial perfusion imaging for hemodynamically significant stenoses in patients with suspected coronary artery disease: a comparison with fractional flow reserve. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging 2013; 5:1097-111. [PMID: 23153909 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2012.09.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2012] [Revised: 09/20/2012] [Accepted: 09/24/2012] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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OBJECTIVES We sought to determine the accuracy of combined coronary computed tomography angiography (CTA) and computed tomography stress myocardial perfusion imaging (CTP) in the detection of hemodynamically significant stenoses using fractional flow reserve (FFR) as a reference standard in patients with suspected coronary artery disease. BACKGROUND CTP can be qualitatively assessed by visual interpretation or quantified by the transmural perfusion ratio determined as the ratio of subendocardial to subepicardial contrast attenuation. The incremental value of each technique in addition to coronary CTA to detect hemodynamically significant stenoses is not known. METHODS Forty symptomatic patients underwent FFR and 320-detector computed tomography assessment including coronary CTA and CTP. Myocardial perfusion was assessed using the transmural perfusion ratio and visual perfusion assessment. Computed tomography images were assessed by consensus of 2 observers. Transmural perfusion ratio <0.99 was used as the threshold for abnormal perfusion. FFR ≤0.8 indicated hemodynamically significant stenoses. RESULTS Coronary CTA detected FFR-significant stenoses with 95% sensitivity and 78% specificity. The additional use of visual perfusion assessment and the transmural perfusion ratio both increased the specificity to 95%, with sensitivity of 87% and 71%, respectively. The area under the receiver-operating characteristic curve for coronary CTA + visual perfusion assessment was significantly higher than both coronary CTA (0.93 vs. 0.85, p = 0.0003) and coronary CTA + the transmural perfusion ratio (0.93 vs. 0.79, p = 0.0003). Per-vessel and per-patient accuracy for coronary CTA, coronary CTA + the transmural perfusion ratio, and coronary CTA + visual perfusion assessment was 83% and 83%, 87% and 92%, and 92% and 95%, respectively. CONCLUSIONS In suspected coronary artery disease, combined coronary CTA + CTP identifies patients with hemodynamically significant stenoses with >90% accuracy compared with FFR. When interpreted with coronary CTA, visual perfusion assessment provided superior incremental value in the detection of FFR-significant stenoses compared with the quantitative transmural perfusion ratio assessment.
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- Brian S Ko
- Monash Cardiovascular Research Centre, MonashHeart, Department of Medicine, Monash Medical Centre, Southern Health and Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Choo KS, Hwangbo L, Kim JH, Park YH, Kim JS, Kim J, Chun KJ, Jeong DW, Lim SJ. Adenosine-stress low-dose single-scan CT myocardial perfusion imaging using a 128-slice dual-source CT: a comparison with fractional flow reserve. Acta Radiol 2013; 54:389-95. [PMID: 23550182 DOI: 10.1177/0284185113475440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Coronary CT angiography (CCTA) allows accurate evaluation of coronary artery stenosis but has limitations in information on hemodynamic significance of stenotic lesions. PURPOSE To determine the feasibility of adenosine-stress low-dose single-scan CT myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) using a 128-slice dual-source CT scanner for the diagnosis of hemodynamically significant coronary artery stenosis as defined by fractional flow reserve (FFR). MATERIAL AND METHODS This study was proved by the Institutional Review Board and informed consent was obtained from the patients before enrollment in the study. Ninety-seven patients with chest pain and low-to-intermediate pretest probability of coronary artery disease were prospectively enrolled. Adenosine-stress CCTA using ECG-correlated maximum tube current modulation (Mindose(®)) with 128-slice dual-source CT was performed in all 97 patients. In 37 patients (38.1%; 28 men, nine women; mean age, 61.7 ± 20.5 years; mean heart rate, 74.6 ± 2.8 bpm) with significant stenosis at CCTA (lumen diameter reduction >50%), FFR was performed after CCTA, as a reference standard for the evaluation of myocardial perfusion. FFR value ≤0.75 was considered as positive. CTMPI and CCTA were read by two experienced radiologists with consensus, respectively. RESULTS The effective radiation dose of adenosine-stress single-scan CTMPI was 4.63 ± 2.57 mSv. Compared with FFR, sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV), and negative predictive value (NPV) for identifying significant coronary stenoses were 93.1%, 82.7%, 75.0%, and 95.6%, respectively, on CCTA and 93.1%, 90.3%, 84.4%, and 95.9%, respectively, on CTMPI. On combined CCTA and CTMPI, sensitivity, specificity, PPV, and NPV were 93.1%, 94.2%, 90.0%, and 96.0%, respectively. CONCLUSION Adenosine-stress low-dose single scan CTMPI using a 128-slice dual-source CT can provide complementary information on the hemodynamical significance of coronary artery stenosis as well as anatomical information of coronary arteries.
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- Department of Radiology, Medical Research Institute, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Pusan National University, School of Medicine
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- Department of Radiology, Medical Research Institute, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Pusan National University, School of Medicine
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- Department of Cardiology, Medical Research Institute, Pusan National University Yangsan hospital, Pusan National University, School of Medicine
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- Department of Cardiology, Medical Research Institute, Pusan National University Yangsan hospital, Pusan National University, School of Medicine
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- Department of Cardiology, Medical Research Institute, Pusan National University Yangsan hospital, Pusan National University, School of Medicine
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- Department of Cardiology, Medical Research Institute, Pusan National University Yangsan hospital, Pusan National University, School of Medicine
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- Department of Cardiology, Medical Research Institute, Pusan National University Yangsan hospital, Pusan National University, School of Medicine
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- Department of Family Medicine, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine
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- Department of Cardiology, Kim Hae Jungang Hospital, Korea
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Liu CP, Lin YH, Lin MS, Huang WC, Lin SL. Evaluation of myocardial infarction patients after coronary revasculation by dual-phase multi-detector computed tomography: Now and in future. World J Cardiol 2013; 5:115-118. [PMID: 23675560 PMCID: PMC3653013 DOI: 10.4330/wjc.v5.i4.115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2012] [Revised: 02/19/2013] [Accepted: 03/23/2013] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Multidetector-row computed tomography (MDCT) has become one of the major tools in diagnosing and evaluating patients with coronary artery disease in recent years. In selected patients, MDCT has been shown to provide more reliable accuracy in detection of stent patency than invasive coronary angiography. Chiou et al reported a delicate infarcted myocardium at-risk score. According to their results, the MDCT-based myocardium at-risk score had a good correlation with the thallium 201 ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction-based summed difference score (r = 0.841, P < 0.001). They claimed that dual-phase MDCT is useful in detecting different patterns of obstructive lesions and the extent of myocardium at risk. In this commentary, we discuss the current status of the clinical application of MDCT in patients with myocardial infarction in relation to evaluating the myocardial perfusion defect, detecting reversible myocardial ischemia, assessing myocardial viability, estimating target lesion restenosis, and calculating of fractional flow reserve from MDCT.
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Schuhbäck A, Marwan M, Cury RC, Achenbach S. Current status of cardiac CT for the detection of myocardial ischemia. Herz 2013; 38:359-66. [PMID: 23588608 DOI: 10.1007/s00059-013-3805-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Stress and rest myocardial perfusion imaging using computed tomography (CT) can be accurately and safely performed. CT angiography allows for the anatomic visualization of coronary lesions and the components of atherosclerotic plaque, whereas according to currently available data, CT perfusion imaging improves the diagnostic accuracy for detecting ischemic lesions. However, the radiation exposure and contrast load that are involved cannot be neglected. Owing to the limited number of trials that have been published so far, and the fact that they used a wide variety of image acquisition and stress protocols, a standard acquisition protocol for CT perfusion imaging still needs to be found and evaluated in larger multicenter trials. Therefore, CT perfusion imaging, as opposed to other modalities such as magnetic resonance perfusion, SPECT, or positron emission tomography, cannot yet be regarded as clinical routine, but may be considered in patients with contraindications for other imaging modalities.
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- A Schuhbäck
- Department of Cardiology, University of Erlangen, Ulmenweg 18, Erlangen, Germany.
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Resting cardiac 64-MDCT does not reliably detect myocardial ischemia identified by radionuclide imaging. AJR Am J Roentgenol 2013; 200:337-42. [PMID: 23345355 DOI: 10.2214/ajr.11.8171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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OBJECTIVE CT myocardial perfusion imaging is an emerging diagnostic modality that is under intensive study but not yet widely used in clinical practice. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the performance of resting 64-MDCT in revealing ischemia identified on radionuclide myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI). MATERIALS AND METHODS We retrospectively identified 35 patients (20 women and 15 men; mean age, 52 years) with myocardial ischemia found on MPI who underwent retrospectively gated CT within 90 days of MPI. Myocardial perfusion on CT was evaluated using both a visual (n = 35) and an automated (n = 34) method. For the visual method, myocardial segments were evaluated qualitatively in systole and diastole. For the automated method, subendocardial perfusion of the standard 17 American Heart Association segments was measured using a commercially available tool in both systole and diastole. Differences between systolic and diastolic perfusion were computed. RESULTS Five hundred eighty myocardial segments were evaluated, 152 of which were ischemic on MPI. Visual analysis had a sensitivity of 16% (24/152), specificity of 92% (393/428), positive predictive value of 40% (24/60), and negative predictive value of 75% (392/520) in systole, and a sensitivity of 18% (27/152), specificity of 89% (382/428), positive predictive value of 37% (27/73), and negative predictive value of 75% (382/507) in diastole, as compared with MPI. There was no significant difference in subendocardial perfusion between ischemic and nonischemic segments by the automated method. There was no significant difference in CT perfusion between patients with and without obstructive coronary artery disease on CT angiography using the visual or automated methods. CONCLUSION Resting 64-MDCT is unsuitable for clinical use in revealing ischemia seen on MPI.
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Functional imaging in patients with suspected or known coronary artery disease (CAD) is crucial for the identification of patients who could benefit from coronary revascularization. Several studies demonstrated the high diagnostic accuracy of Single-photon-emission computed tomography myocardial perfusion imaging, stress perfusion magnetic resonance imaging, and of invasive FFR measurements for the detection of hemodynamic relevant stenosis. Cardiac computed tomography (CT) used to be limited to coronary angiography (CTA); current guidelines recommend CTA only for the exclusion of CAD. Technological advances now offer the possibility to assess myocardial perfusion by computed tomography (CT-MPI). Though different acquisition protocols and post-processing algorithms still have to be evaluated, initial clinical studies could already show a diagnostic accuracy comparable to the established imaging modalities. Thus, cardiac CT may offer a combined approach of anatomical and functional imaging. Beside the need for further studies, especially on the prognostic value of CT-MPI to stratify future cardiovascular events, the comparatively high radiation exposure and additional administration of contrast agent has to be taken in account.
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- Department of Cardiology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Campus Grosshadern, Marchioninistr. 15, 81377, Munich, Germany.
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Comparison of MR and CT for the Assessment of the Significance of Coronary Artery Disease: a Review. CURRENT CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING REPORTS 2013. [DOI: 10.1007/s12410-012-9186-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Lee AM, Beaudoin J, Engel LC, Sidhu MS, Abbara S, Brady TJ, Hoffmann U, Ghoshhajra BB. Assessment of image quality and radiation dose of prospectively ECG-triggered adaptive dual-source coronary computed tomography angiography (cCTA) with arrhythmia rejection algorithm in systole versus diastole: a retrospective cohort study. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging 2013; 29:1361-70. [DOI: 10.1007/s10554-013-0208-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2013] [Accepted: 03/15/2013] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The Role of Noninvasive Imaging in Coronary Artery Disease Detection, Prognosis, and Clinical Decision Making. Can J Cardiol 2013; 29:285-96. [PMID: 23357601 DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2012.10.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2012] [Revised: 10/18/2012] [Accepted: 10/23/2012] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Diagnostic accuracy of combined coronary angiography and adenosine stress myocardial perfusion imaging using 320-detector computed tomography: pilot study. Eur Radiol 2013; 23:1812-21. [DOI: 10.1007/s00330-013-2788-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2012] [Revised: 12/23/2012] [Accepted: 01/06/2013] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Wong DTL, Ko BS, Cameron JD, Nerlekar N, Leung MCH, Malaiapan Y, Crossett M, Leong DP, Worthley SG, Troupis J, Meredith IT, Seneviratne SK. Transluminal attenuation gradient in coronary computed tomography angiography is a novel noninvasive approach to the identification of functionally significant coronary artery stenosis: a comparison with fractional flow reserve. J Am Coll Cardiol 2013; 61:1271-9. [PMID: 23414792 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2012.12.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 123] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2012] [Revised: 12/16/2012] [Accepted: 12/18/2012] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to assess the diagnostic accuracy of TAG320 in predicting functional stenosis severity evaluated by fractional flow reserve (FFR). BACKGROUND Coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) has limited specificity for predicting functionally significant stenoses. Recent studies suggest that contrast gradient attenuation along an arterial lesion, or transluminal attenuation gradient (TAG), may provide assessment of functional significance of coronary stenosis. The use of 320-detector row computed tomography (CT), enabling near isophasic, single-beat imaging of the entire coronary tree, may be ideal for TAG functional assessment of a coronary arterial stenosis. METHODS We assessed the diagnostic accuracy of TAG320 using 320-row CCTA with FFR for the evaluation of functional stenosis severity in consecutive patients undergoing invasive coronary angiography and FFR for stable chest pain. The luminal radiological contrast attenuation (Hounsfield units [HU]) was measured at 5-mm intervals along the artery from ostium to a distal level where the cross-sectional area decreased to <2.0 mm(2). TAG320 was defined as the linear regression coefficient between luminal attenuation and axial distance. Functionally significant coronary stenosis was defined as ≤0.8 on FFR. RESULTS In our cohort of 54 patients (age 62.7 ± 8.7 years, 35 men, 78 vessels), TAG320 in FFR-significant vessels was significantly lower when compared with FFR nonsignificant vessels (-21 [-27; -16] vs. -11 [-16; -3] HU/10 mm, p < 0.001). On receiver-operating characteristic analysis, a retrospectively determined TAG320 cutoff of -15.1 HU/10 mm predicted FFR ≤0.8 with (a bootstrapped resampled) a sensitivity of 77%, specificity of 74%, positive predictive value of 67%, and negative predictive value of 86%. The combined TAG320 and CCTA assessment had an area under the curve of 0.88. There was incremental value of adding TAG320 to CCTA assessment for detection of significant FFR by Wald test (p = 0.0001) and integrated discrimination improvement index (0.11, p = 0.002). CONCLUSIONS Assessment of TAG320 with a 320-detector row CT provides acceptable prediction of invasive FFR and may provide a noninvasive modality for detecting functionally significant coronary stenoses. Combined TAG320 and CCTA assessment may have incremental predictive value over CCTA alone for detecting functionally significant coronary arterial stenoses; however, larger studies are required to determine the benefit of combined TAG320 and CCTA assessment.
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- Monash Cardiovascular Research Centre, Department of Medicine (Monash Medical Centre), Monash University and Monash Heart, Southern Health, Clayton, Australia
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The haemodynamic effect of a coronary artery stenosis is a better predictor of prognosis than anatomical lumen obstruction. Until recently, no individual non-invasive test could provide both accurate coronary anatomy and lesion-specific myocardial ischaemia. However, computer tomography (CT) fractional flow reserve, which can be calculated from a standard CT coronary angiogram, was recently demonstrated to accurately detect and rule out the haemodynamic significance of individual coronary artery stenoses.
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Methodological quality of diagnostic accuracy studies on non-invasive coronary CT angiography: influence of QUADAS (Quality Assessment of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies included in systematic reviews) items on sensitivity and specificity. Eur Radiol 2013; 23:1603-22. [PMID: 23322410 DOI: 10.1007/s00330-012-2763-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2012] [Revised: 11/29/2012] [Accepted: 12/10/2012] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To evaluate the methodological quality of diagnostic accuracy studies on coronary computed tomography (CT) angiography using the QUADAS (Quality Assessment of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies included in systematic reviews) tool. METHODS Each QUADAS item was individually defined to adapt it to the special requirements of studies on coronary CT angiography. Two independent investigators analysed 118 studies using 12 QUADAS items. Meta-regression and pooled analyses were performed to identify possible effects of methodological quality items on estimates of diagnostic accuracy. RESULTS The overall methodological quality of coronary CT studies was merely moderate. They fulfilled a median of 7.5 out of 12 items. Only 9 of the 118 studies fulfilled more than 75 % of possible QUADAS items. One QUADAS item ("Uninterpretable Results") showed a significant influence (P = 0.02) on estimates of diagnostic accuracy with "no fulfilment" increasing specificity from 86 to 90 %. Furthermore, pooled analysis revealed that each QUADAS item that is not fulfilled has the potential to change estimates of diagnostic accuracy. CONCLUSIONS The methodological quality of studies investigating the diagnostic accuracy of non-invasive coronary CT is only moderate and was found to affect the sensitivity and specificity. An improvement is highly desirable because good methodology is crucial for adequately assessing imaging technologies. KEY POINTS • Good methodological quality is a basic requirement in diagnostic accuracy studies. • Most coronary CT angiography studies have only been of moderate design quality. • Weak methodological quality will affect the sensitivity and specificity. • No improvement in methodological quality was observed over time. • Authors should consider the QUADAS checklist when undertaking accuracy studies.
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Fihn SD, Gardin JM, Abrams J, Berra K, Blankenship JC, Dallas AP, Douglas PS, Foody JM, Gerber TC, Hinderliter AL, King SB, Kligfield PD, Krumholz HM, Kwong RYK, Lim MJ, Linderbaum JA, Mack MJ, Munger MA, Prager RL, Sabik JF, Shaw LJ, Sikkema JD, Smith CR, Smith SC, Spertus JA, Williams SV. 2012 ACCF/AHA/ACP/AATS/PCNA/SCAI/STS guideline for the diagnosis and management of patients with stable ischemic heart disease: executive summary: a report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association task force on practice guidelines, and the American College of Physicians, American Association for Thoracic Surgery, Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association, Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, and Society of Thoracic Surgeons. Circulation 2012. [PMID: 23182125 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2012.07.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1231] [Impact Index Per Article: 102.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Fihn SD, Gardin JM, Abrams J, Berra K, Blankenship JC, Dallas AP, Douglas PS, Foody JM, Gerber TC, Hinderliter AL, King SB, Kligfield PD, Krumholz HM, Kwong RYK, Lim MJ, Linderbaum JA, Mack MJ, Munger MA, Prager RL, Sabik JF, Shaw LJ, Sikkema JD, Smith CR, Smith SC, Spertus JA, Williams SV, Anderson JL. 2012 ACCF/AHA/ACP/AATS/PCNA/SCAI/STS guideline for the diagnosis and management of patients with stable ischemic heart disease: a report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association task force on practice guidelines, and the American College of Physicians, American Association for Thoracic Surgery, Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association, Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, and Society of Thoracic Surgeons. Circulation 2012; 126:e354-471. [PMID: 23166211 DOI: 10.1161/cir.0b013e318277d6a0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 465] [Impact Index Per Article: 38.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Schuetz GM, Schlattmann P, Dewey M. Use of 3x2 tables with an intention to diagnose approach to assess clinical performance of diagnostic tests: meta-analytical evaluation of coronary CT angiography studies. BMJ 2012; 345:e6717. [PMID: 23097549 PMCID: PMC3480336 DOI: 10.1136/bmj.e6717] [Citation(s) in RCA: 108] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/24/2012] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To determine whether a 3 × 2 table, using an intention to diagnose approach, is better than the "classic" 2 × 2 table at handling transparent reporting and non-evaluable results, when assessing the accuracy of a diagnostic test. DESIGN Based on a systematic search for diagnostic accuracy studies of coronary computed tomography (CT) angiography, full texts of relevant studies were evaluated to determine whether they could calculate an alternative 3 × 2 table. To quantify an overall effect, we pooled diagnostic accuracy values according to a meta-analytical approach. DATA SOURCES Medline (via PubMed), Embase (via Ovid), and ISI Web of Science electronic databases. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA Prospective English or German language studies comparing coronary CT with conventional coronary angiography in all patients and providing sufficient data for a patient level analysis. RESULTS 120 studies (10,287 patients) were eligible. Studies varied greatly in their approaches to handling non-evaluable findings. We found 26 studies (including 2298 patients) that allowed us to calculate both 2 × 2 tables and 3 × 2 tables. Using a bivariate random effects model, we compared the 2 × 2 table with the 3 × 2 table, and found significant differences for pooled sensitivity (98.2 (95% confidence interval 96.7 to 99.1) v 92.7 (88.5 to 95.3)), area under the curve (0.99 (0.98 to 1.00) v 0.93 (0.91 to 0.95)), positive likelihood ratio (9.1 (6.2 to 13.3) v 4.4 (3.3 to 6.0)), and negative likelihood ratio (0.02 (0.01 to 0.04) v 0.09 (0.06 to 0.15); (P<0.05)). CONCLUSION Parameters for diagnostic performance significantly decrease if non-evaluable results are included by a 3 × 2 table for analysis (intention to diagnose approach). This approach provides a more realistic picture of the clinical potential of diagnostic tests.
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- Department of Radiology, The Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Freie Universität Berlin, 10117 Berlin, Germany
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Kim SM, Kim YN, Choe YH. Adenosine-stress dynamic myocardial perfusion imaging using 128-slice dual-source CT: optimization of the CT protocol to reduce the radiation dose. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging 2012; 29:875-84. [PMID: 23076604 DOI: 10.1007/s10554-012-0138-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2012] [Accepted: 10/08/2012] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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The aim of this study was to compare the radiation dose and image quality of different adenosine-stress dynamic myocardial perfusion CT protocols using a 128-slice dual-source computed tomography (DSCT) scanner. We included 330 consecutive patients with suspected coronary artery disease. Protocols employed the following dynamic scan parameters: protocol I, a 30-s scan with a fixed tube current (FTC, n = 172); protocol II, a 30-s scan using an automatic tube current modulation (ATCM) technique (n = 108); protocol III, a 14-s scan using an ATCM (n = 50). To determine the scan interval for protocol III, we analyzed time-attenuation curves of 26 patients with myocardial perfusion who had been scanned using protocol I or II. The maximum attenuation difference between normal and abnormal myocardium occurred at 18.0 s to 30.3 s after initiation of contrast injection. Myocardial perfusion images of FTC and ATCM were of diagnostic image quality based on visual analysis. The mean radiation dose associated with protocols I, II, and III was 12.1 ± 1.6 mSv, 7.7 ± 2.5 mSv, and 3.8 ± 1.3 mSv, respectively (p < 0.01). Use of a dose-modulation technique and a 14-s scan duration for adenosine-stress CT enables significant dose reduction while maintaining diagnostic image quality.
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- Sung Mok Kim
- Department of Radiology and Cardiovascular Imaging Center, Cardiac and Vascular Center, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, 50 Ilwon-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul 135-710, Korea
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Soon K, Wong C. Coronary computed tomography angiography: a new wave of cardiac imaging. Intern Med J 2012; 42 Suppl 5:22-9. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2012.02901.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Imaging of Myocardial Perfusion and Late Enhancement. CURRENT CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING REPORTS 2012. [DOI: 10.1007/s12410-012-9148-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Shaw LJ, Hage FG, Berman DS, Hachamovitch R, Iskandrian A. Prognosis in the era of comparative effectiveness research: where is nuclear cardiology now and where should it be? J Nucl Cardiol 2012; 19:1026-43. [PMID: 22760523 DOI: 10.1007/s12350-012-9593-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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- Leslee J Shaw
- Emory Clinical Cardiovascular Research Institute, Emory University School of Medicine, 1462 Clifton Road NE, Room 529, Atlanta, GA 30324, USA.
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Integrating Physiologic and Anatomic Assessment of Coronary Artery Disease by Coronary Computed Tomographic Angiography. CURRENT CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING REPORTS 2012. [DOI: 10.1007/s12410-012-9159-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Tashakkor AY, Mancini GBJ. Cardiac computed tomography for the assessment of coronary perfusion: the way forward? Future Cardiol 2012; 8:681-4. [PMID: 23013119 DOI: 10.2217/fca.12.51] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Quantitative three-dimensional evaluation of myocardial perfusion during regadenoson stress using multidetector computed tomography. J Comput Assist Tomogr 2012; 36:443-9. [PMID: 22805675 DOI: 10.1097/rct.0b013e31825833a3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The ability of multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) to detect stress-induced myocardial perfusion abnormalities is of great clinical interest as a potential tool for the combined evaluation of coronary stenosis and its hemodynamic significance. We tested the hypothesis that quantitative 3-dimensional (3D) analysis of myocardial perfusion from MDCT images obtained during regadenoson stress would more accurately detect the presence of significant coronary artery disease (CAD) than identical analysis when performed on resting MDCT images. METHODS We prospectively studied 50 consecutive patients referred for CT coronary angiography (CTCA) who agreed to undergo additional imaging with regadenoson (0.4 mg; Astellas). Images were acquired using prospective gating (256-channel; Philips). Custom analysis software was used to define 3D myocardial segments, and calculate for each segment an index of severity and extent of perfusion abnormality, Qh, which was compared with perfusion defects predicted by the presence and severity of coronary stenosis on CTCA. RESULTS Three patients were excluded because of image artifacts. In the remaining 47 patients, CTCA depicted stenosis more than 50% in 23 patients in 37 of 141 coronary arteries. In segments supplied by the obstructed arteries, myocardial attenuation was slightly reduced compared with normally perfused segments at rest (mean [SD], 91 [21] vs 93 [26] Hounsfield units, not significant) and, to a larger extent, at peak stress (102 [21] vs 112 [20] Hounsfield units, P < 0.05). In contrast, index Qh was significantly increased at rest (0.40 [0.48] vs 0.26 [0.41], P < 0.05) and reached a nearly 3-fold difference at peak stress (0.66 [0.74] vs 0.28 [0.51], P < 0.05). The addition of regadenoson improved the diagnosis of CAD, as reflected by an increase in sensitivity (from 0.57 to 0.91) and improvement in accuracy (from 0.65 to 0.77). CONCLUSIONS Quantitative 3D analysis of MDCT images allows objective detection of CAD, the accuracy of which is improved by regadenoson stress.
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Lauzier PT, Tang J, Speidel MA, Chen GH. Noise spatial nonuniformity and the impact of statistical image reconstruction in CT myocardial perfusion imaging. Med Phys 2012; 39:4079-92. [PMID: 22830741 DOI: 10.1118/1.4722983] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To achieve high temporal resolution in CT myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI), images are often reconstructed using filtered backprojection (FBP) algorithms from data acquired within a short-scan angular range. However, the variation in the central angle from one time frame to the next in gated short scans has been shown to create detrimental partial scan artifacts when performing quantitative MPI measurements. This study has two main purposes. (1) To demonstrate the existence of a distinct detrimental effect in short-scan FBP, i.e., the introduction of a nonuniform spatial image noise distribution; this nonuniformity can lead to unexpectedly high image noise and streaking artifacts, which may affect CT MPI quantification. (2) To demonstrate that statistical image reconstruction (SIR) algorithms can be a potential solution to address the nonuniform spatial noise distribution problem and can also lead to radiation dose reduction in the context of CT MPI. METHODS Projection datasets from a numerically simulated perfusion phantom and an in vivo animal myocardial perfusion CT scan were used in this study. In the numerical phantom, multiple realizations of Poisson noise were added to projection data at each time frame to investigate the spatial distribution of noise. Images from all datasets were reconstructed using both FBP and SIR reconstruction algorithms. To quantify the spatial distribution of noise, the mean and standard deviation were measured in several regions of interest (ROIs) and analyzed across time frames. In the in vivo study, two low-dose scans at tube currents of 25 and 50 mA were reconstructed using FBP and SIR. Quantitative perfusion metrics, namely, the normalized upslope (NUS), myocardial blood volume (MBV), and first moment transit time (FMT), were measured for two ROIs and compared to reference values obtained from a high-dose scan performed at 500 mA. RESULTS Images reconstructed using FBP showed a highly nonuniform spatial distribution of noise. This spatial nonuniformity led to large fluctuations in the temporal direction. In the numerical phantom study, the level of noise was shown to vary by as much as 87% within a given image, and as much as 110% between different time frames for a ROI far from isocenter. The spatially nonuniform noise pattern was shown to correlate with the source trajectory and the object structure. In contrast, images reconstructed using SIR showed a highly uniform spatial distribution of noise, leading to smaller unexpected noise fluctuations in the temporal direction when a short scan angular range was used. In the numerical phantom study, the noise varied by less than 37% within a given image, and by less than 20% between different time frames. Also, the noise standard deviation in SIR images was on average half of that of FBP images. In the in vivo studies, the deviation observed between quantitative perfusion metrics measured from low-dose scans and high-dose scans was mitigated when SIR was used instead of FBP to reconstruct images. CONCLUSIONS (1) Images reconstructed using FBP suffered from nonuniform spatial noise levels. This nonuniformity is another manifestation of the detrimental effects caused by short-scan reconstruction in CT MPI. (2) Images reconstructed using SIR had a much lower and more uniform noise level and thus can be used as a potential solution to address the FBP nonuniformity. (3) Given the improvement in the accuracy of the perfusion metrics when using SIR, it may be desirable to use a statistical reconstruction framework to perform low-dose dynamic CT MPI.
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Al Aloul B, Mbai M, Adabag S, Garcia S, Thai H, Goldman S, Holman W, Sethi G, Kelly R, Ward HB, McFalls EO. Utility of nuclear stress imaging for detecting coronary artery bypass graft disease. BMC Cardiovasc Disord 2012; 12:62. [PMID: 22862805 PMCID: PMC3469356 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2261-12-62] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2012] [Accepted: 07/07/2012] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background The value of Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography stress myocardial perfusion imaging (SPECT-MPI) for detecting graft disease after coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG) has not been studied prospectively in an unselected cohort. Methods Radial Artery Versus Saphenous Vein Graft Study is a Veterans Affairs Cooperative Study to determine graft patency rates after CABG surgery. Seventy-nine participants agreed to SPECT-MPI within 24 hours of their coronary angiogram, one-year after CABG. The choice of the stress protocol was made at the discretion of the nuclear radiologist and was either a symptom-limited exercise test (n = 68) or an adenosine infusion (n = 11). The SPECT-MPI results were interpreted independent of the angiographic results and estimates of sensitivity, specificity and accuracy were based on the prediction of a graft stenosis of ≥70% on coronary angiogram. Results A significant stenosis was present in 38 (48%) of 79 patients and 56 (22%) of 251 grafts. In those stress tests with an optimal exercise heart rate response (>80% maximum predicted heart rate) (n = 26) sensitivity, specificity and accuracy of SPECT-MPI for predicting the graft stenosis was 77%, 69% and 73% respectively. With adenosine (n = 11) it was 75%, 57% and 64%, respectively. Among participants with a suboptimal exercise heart rate response, the sensitivity of SPECT-MPI for predicting a graft stenosis was <50%. The accuracy of SPECT-MPI for detecting graft disease did not vary significantly with ischemic territory. Conclusions Under optimal stress conditions, SPECT-MPI has a good sensitivity and accuracy for detecting graft disease in an unselected patient population 1 year post-CABG.
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Ko BS, Cameron JD, Meredith IT, Seneviratne SK. Deciphering the role of cardiac computed tomography in interventional cardiology: 2012 and beyond. Interv Cardiol 2012. [DOI: 10.2217/ica.12.37] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Tashakkor AY, Nicolaou S, Leipsic J, Mancini GJ. The Emerging Role of Cardiac Computed Tomography for the Assessment of Coronary Perfusion: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Can J Cardiol 2012; 28:413-22. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2012.02.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2012] [Revised: 02/13/2012] [Accepted: 02/13/2012] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Jabbour A, Boshell D, Sesel K, Silverstone E, Muller D, Stirrup J, Rubens M, Hayward CS, Wright SP. Inducible myocardial ischaemia diagnosed using computed tomography dipyridamole stress myocardial perfusion technique. J Med Imaging Radiat Oncol 2012; 56:445-8. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1754-9485.2012.02363.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Quantification of Myocardial Perfusion Utilizing Computed Tomography. CURRENT CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING REPORTS 2012. [DOI: 10.1007/s12410-012-9134-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Hulten EA, Bittencourt MS, Ghoshhajra B, Blankstein R. Stress CT perfusion: coupling coronary anatomy with physiology. J Nucl Cardiol 2012; 19:588-600. [PMID: 22456969 DOI: 10.1007/s12350-012-9546-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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While multiple different imaging tests can be used to evaluate patients with known or suspected coronary artery disease (CAD), each of them is designed to evaluate either coronary anatomy or physiology. Recently, it has been recognized that cardiac CT can be used to evaluate stress and rest myocardial perfusion in addition to its capabilities to image the coronary arteries, thus allowing for the simultaneous evaluation of the anatomical burden and physiological significance of CAD in a single exam. In this review, the strengths and the limitations of imaging coronary anatomy and myocardial perfusion will be discussed. Next, key technical aspects of how to perform and interpret CT perfusion imaging will be summarized while providing an update of the most recent data in this emerging field. Finally, future directions and opportunities for further research will be discussed.
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- Edward A Hulten
- Non-Invasive Cardiovascular Imaging Program, Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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Contractor T, Parekh M, Ahmed S, Martinez MW. Value of coronary computed tomography as a prognostic tool. Clin Cardiol 2012; 35:467-73. [PMID: 22573291 DOI: 10.1002/clc.22003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2012] [Revised: 04/05/2012] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) has become an important part of our armamentarium for noninvasive diagnosis of coronary artery disease (CAD). Emerging technologies have produced lower radiation dose, improved spatial and temporal resolution, as well as information about coronary physiology. Although the prognostic role of coronary artery calcium scoring is known, similar evidence for CCTA has only recently emerged. Initial, small studies in various patient populations have indicated that CCTA-identified CAD may have a prognostic value. These findings were confirmed in a recent analysis of the international, prospective Coronary CT Angiography Evaluation For Clinical Outcomes: An International Multicenter (CONFIRM) registry. An incremental increase in mortality was found with a worse severity of CAD on a per-patient, per-vessel, and per-segment basis. In addition, age-, sex-, and ethnicity-based differences in mortality were also found. Whether changing our management algorithms based on these findings will affect outcomes is unclear. Large prospective studies utilizing targeted management strategies for obstructive and nonobstructive CAD are required to incorporate these recent findings into our daily practice.
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- Tahmeed Contractor
- Division of Cardiology, Lehigh Valley Health Network, Allentown, Pennsylvania 18103, USA
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Diagnostic performance of combined noninvasive anatomic and functional assessment with dual-source CT and adenosine-induced stress dual-energy CT for detection of significant coronary stenosis. AJR Am J Roentgenol 2012; 198:512-20. [PMID: 22357990 DOI: 10.2214/ajr.11.7029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The purpose of our study was to prospectively evaluate the incremental diagnostic value of combined dual-source coronary CT angiography (CTA) and CT myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) for the detection of significant coronary stenoses. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Forty-five patients with known coronary artery disease detected by dual-source coronary CTA were investigated by adenosine-induced stress dual-source CTA and conventional coronary angiography. Analysis was performed in three steps: classification of coronary stenosis severity using dual-source coronary CTA, identification of myocardial perfusion defects using rest and stress CT MPI, and reclassification of coronary stenosis severity according to combined dual-source coronary CTA and CT MPI. The sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV), and negative predictive value (NPV) of dual-source coronary CTA before and after CT MPI were calculated on a per-vessel basis compared with conventional coronary angiography as the standard of reference. RESULTS Dual-source coronary CTA revealed 87 significantly stenotic vessels in 45 patients. Conventional coronary angiography revealed significant stenoses in 73 vessels in 42 patients. CT MPI showed myocardial perfusion defects in 81 vessel territories in 43 patients. After the CT MPI analysis, dual-source coronary CTA identified significant stenoses in 77 coronary vessels in 42 patients. Sensitivity, specificity, PPV, and NPV of the dual-source coronary CTA on a per-vessel basis before CT MPI were 91.8%, 67.7%, 73.6%, and 87.5%, respectively, and after CT MPI were 93.2%, 85.5%, 88.3%, and 91.4%, respectively. The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve increased significantly from 0.798 to 0.893 (p = 0.004). CONCLUSION Combined dual-source coronary CTA and CT MPI provides incremental diagnostic value compared with dual-source coronary CTA alone for the detection of significant coronary stenoses.
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CT of coronary heart disease: Part 1, CT of myocardial infarction, ischemia, and viability. AJR Am J Roentgenol 2012; 198:531-47. [PMID: 22357992 DOI: 10.2214/ajr.11.7082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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OBJECTIVE This article reviews the CT-based approaches aimed at the assessment of myocardial infarction, ischemia, and viability described in the recent literature. CONCLUSION Rapid advances in CT technology not only have improved visualization of coronary arteries but also increasingly enable noncoronary myocardial applications, including analysis of wall motion and the state of the myocardial blood supply. These advancements hold promise for eventually accomplishing the goal of comprehensively evaluating coronary heart disease with a single noninvasive modality.
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George RT, Arbab-Zadeh A, Miller JM, Vavere AL, Bengel FM, Lardo AC, Lima JAC. Computed tomography myocardial perfusion imaging with 320-row detector computed tomography accurately detects myocardial ischemia in patients with obstructive coronary artery disease. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging 2012; 5:333-40. [PMID: 22447807 DOI: 10.1161/circimaging.111.969303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 145] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Computed tomography coronary angiography (CTA) has been shown to be accurate in detecting anatomic coronary arterial obstruction, but is limited for the detection of myocardial ischemia. The primary aim of this study was to assess the accuracy of 320-row computed tomography perfusion imaging (CTP) to detect atherosclerosis causing myocardial ischemia. METHODS AND RESULTS Fifty symptomatic patients with recent single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) underwent a comprehensive cardiac computed tomography (CT) protocol that included 320-CTA, followed by adenosine stress CTP. CTP images were analyzed quantitatively for the presence of subendocardial perfusion deficits. All analyses were blinded to imaging and clinical results. CTA alone was a limited predictor of myocardial ischemia compared with SPECT, with a sensitivity, specificity, positive (PPV) and negative predictive value (NPV) of 56%, 75%, 56%, and 75%, and the area under the receiver operator characteristic curve (AUC) was 0.65 (95% CI, 0.51-0.78, P=0.07). CTP was a better predictor of myocardial ischemia, with a sensitivity, specificity, PPV, and NPV of 72%, 91%, 81%, and 85%, with an AUC of 0.81 (95% CI, 0.68-0.91, P<0.001), and was an excellent predictor of myocardial ischemia on SPECT-MPI in the presence of stenosis (≥50% on CTA), with a sensitivity, specificity, PPV, and NPV of 100%, 81%, 50%, and 100%, with an AUC of 0.92 (95% CI, 0.80-0.97, P<0.001). The radiation dose for the comprehensive cardiac CT protocol and SPECT were 13.8±2.9 and 13.1±1.7; respectively (P=0.15). CONCLUSIONS Computed tomography perfusion imaging with rest and adenosine stress 320-row CT is accurate in detecting obstructive atherosclerosis causing myocardial ischemia.
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- Richard T George
- Johns Hopkins University, Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, 600 North Wolfe Street, 568 Carnegie Building, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.
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Adenosine-Stress Dynamic Myocardial Perfusion Imaging With Second-Generation Dual-Source CT: Comparison With Conventional Catheter Coronary Angiography and SPECT Nuclear Myocardial Perfusion Imaging. AJR Am J Roentgenol 2012; 198:521-9. [PMID: 22357991 DOI: 10.2214/ajr.11.7830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Dwivedi G, Dowsley TF, Chow BJW. Assessment of cardiac computed tomography-myocardial perfusion imaging - promise and challenges - . Circ J 2012; 76:544-52. [PMID: 22327029 DOI: 10.1253/circj.cj-11-1427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Cardiac computed tomography (CT) has evolved rapidly over the last decade into a reliable imaging modality for the non-invasive assessment of coronary artery disease. With the advancement in multi-detector CT technology, there has developed an increasing body of evidence that suggests that the role of cardiac CT can be extended to include functional assessment of the myocardium not only at rest but also during stress. Simultaneous anatomical and functional assessment approaches will have a number of advantages such as evaluation of the transmural extent of myocardial perfusion defects (including small subendocardial perfusion defects), reduced risk associated with multiple sources of radiation, and short image acquisition time. Although initial results hold some promise, CT myocardial perfusion imaging is a modality in the early stages of development and further work and studies are required to define, validate, and optimize this technique. This review will provide an overview of this novel perfusion imaging method, its underlying principles, evolution, limitations and future directions.
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- Girish Dwivedi
- Department of Medicine (Cardiology), University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Canada
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Malpeso JM, Budoff MJ. Triaging patients with acute chest pain in the emergency department: implications of the CT-STAT trial. Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther 2012; 10:155-7. [DOI: 10.1586/erc.11.184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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