MR-IMPACT II: Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Myocardial Perfusion Assessment in Coronary artery disease Trial: perfusion-cardiac magnetic resonance vs. single-photon emission computed tomography for the detection of coronary artery disease: a comparative multicentre, multivendor trial

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Authors

Juerg Schwitter

Christian Wacker · Universitätsklinikum Würzburg

Norbert Wilke · University of Florida Health Science Center

Nidal Al‐Saadi · Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

E. Sauer · Landstuhl Regional Medical Center

Kalman Huettle · Semmelweis University

Stefan O. Schönberg · LMU Klinikum

Abstract

In this large multicentre, multivendor study, the sensitivity of perfusion-CMR to detect CAD was superior to SPECT, while its specificity was inferior to SPECT. Cardiac magnetic resonance is a safe alternative to SPECT to detect perfusion deficits in CAD.

Topics & Keywords

Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications Radiation Dose and Imaging

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: European Heart Journal

Volume 34, Issue 10, pp. 775-781

DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehs022

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