SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging as an adjunct to coronary calcium score for the detection of hemodynamically significant coronary artery stenosis
Authors:
- Franz von ZieglerFranz von Ziegler
- Michaela BrendelMichaela Brendel
- Christopher UebleisChristopher Uebleis
- Susanne HelbigSusanne Helbig
- Martin GreifMartin Greif
- Janine RuemmlerJanine Ruemmler
- Christoph BeckerChristoph Becker
- Marcus HackerMarcus Hacker
- Gerhard SteinbeckGerhard Steinbeck
- Alexander BeckerAlexander Becker
Open Access
- 4 December 2012
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in BMC Cardiovascular Disorders
- Vol. 12 (1) , 116
Abstract
Coronary artery calcifications (CAC) are markers of coronary atherosclerosis, but do not correlate well with stenosis severity. This study intended to evaluate clinical situations where a combined approach of coronary calcium scoring (CS) and nuclear stress test (SPECT-MPI) is useful for the detection of relevant CAD.Keywords
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