title: Diagnostic and clinical perspectives of fusion imaging in cardiology: is the total greater than the sum of its parts?
abstract: Positron emission tomography, cardiovascular magnetic resonance and multislice computed tomography have contributed to changing our pathophysiological understanding of many conditions. Clinically, they have provided new tools for the identification of preclinical disease and a better understanding of how disease progresses. The application of these imaging modalities to preclinical disease and the use of these techniques in patients with overt cardiovascular disease are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Bax
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Beanlands
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Klocke
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Knuuti
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Lammertsma
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Schaefers
authors.forename: H R
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Schelbert
authors.forename: G K
authors.initials: GK
authors.lastname: Von Schulthess
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Shaw
authors.forename: G Z
authors.initials: GZ
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: P G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Camici
mesh_terms: D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography / Q000379:methods; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods