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Current Treatment Options in Cardiovascular Medicine
Published in: Current Treatment Options in Cardiovascular Medicine 4/2017

01-04-2017 | Imaging (Q Truong, Section Editor)

Updates on Stress Imaging Testing and Myocardial Viability With Advanced Imaging Modalities

Authors: Sandeep S. Hedgire, MD, Michael Osborne, MD, Daniel J. Verdini, MD, Brian B. Ghoshhajra, MD, MBA

Published in: Current Treatment Options in Cardiovascular Medicine | Issue 4/2017

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Opinion statement

Non-invasive stress testing plays a key role in diagnosis and risk stratification in patients with coronary artery disease. Technical advances in CT, MRI, and PET have lead to increased utility of these modalities in myocardial perfusion imaging. The aim of the review is to provide a succinct update on CT, PET, and MRI for myocardial stress perfusion imaging.
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Metadata
Title
Updates on Stress Imaging Testing and Myocardial Viability With Advanced Imaging Modalities
Authors
Sandeep S. Hedgire, MD
Michael Osborne, MD
Daniel J. Verdini, MD
Brian B. Ghoshhajra, MD, MBA
Publication date
01-04-2017
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Current Treatment Options in Cardiovascular Medicine / Issue 4/2017
Print ISSN: 1092-8464
Electronic ISSN: 1534-3189
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11936-017-0525-7

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