OC09_04 Improvement of the Diagnostic Performance of N13-Ammonia PET by Quantifying Coronary Calcium for the Detection of Coronary Artery Disease

Positron Emission Tomography (PET) is the standard technique for assessing myocardial function, myocardial ischemia, and myocardial blood flows (MBF), but provides limited information on the anatomy of cardiac structures, while Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography (CCTA) is a well-validated imaging modality for the assessment of myocardial anatomy and quantification of coronary artery calcium (CAC). CAC is an early marker of atherosclerosis and usually precedes the development of obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD).

Source: CVD Prevention and Control - May 31, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: E.A. Berr íos-Bárcenas, A. Monroy-González, A. Gallardo-Grajeda, M. Estepa-Martinez, E. Flores-Gonzalez, R. Martinez-Tapia, V. Gomez-Johnson, A. Cachicatari, C. Guizar, E. Alexanderson-Rosas Tags: Oral Abstract Source Type: research