title: Noninvasive imaging in coronary artery disease.
abstract: Noninvasive cardiac imaging is widely used to evaluate the presence of coronary artery disease. Recently, with improvements in imaging technology, noninvasive imaging has also been used for evaluation of the presence, severity, and prognosis of coronary artery disease. Coronary CT angiography and MRI of coronary arteries provide an anatomical assessment of coronary stenosis, whereas the hemodynamic significance of a coronary artery stenosis can be assessed by stress myocardial perfusion imaging, such as SPECT/PET and stress MRI. For appropriate use of multiple imaging modalities, the strengths and limitations of each modality are discussed in this review.
authors.affiliation: Dalio Institute of Cardiovascular Imaging, New York-Presbyterian Hospital and the Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY 10021.
authors.forename: Ran
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Heo
authors.affiliation: St. Luke׳s International Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Ryo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nakazato
authors.affiliation: Dalio Institute of Cardiovascular Imaging, New York-Presbyterian Hospital and the Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY 10021.
authors.forename: Dan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kalra
authors.affiliation: Dalio Institute of Cardiovascular Imaging, New York-Presbyterian Hospital and the Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY 10021. Electronic address: jkm2001@med.cornell.edu.
authors.forename: James K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Min
mesh_terms: D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D053805:Fractional Flow Reserve, Myocardial; D006801:Humans; D058226:Plaque, Atherosclerotic / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis