title: Patient satisfaction with coronary CT angiography, myocardial CT perfusion, myocardial perfusion MRI, SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging and conventional coronary angiography.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate patient acceptance of noninvasive imaging tests for detection of coronary artery disease (CAD), including single-photon emission computed tomography myocardial perfusion imaging (SPECT-MPI), stress perfusion magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), coronary CT angiography (CTA) in combination with CT myocardial stress perfusion (CTP), and conventional coronary angiography (CCA).
  
  
  METHODS
  Intraindividual comparison of perception of 48 patients from the CORE320 multicentre multinational study who underwent rest and stress SPECT-MPI with a technetium-based tracer, combined CTA and CTP (both with contrast agent, CTP with adenosine), MRI, and CCA. The analysis was performed by using a validated questionnaire.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Patients had significantly more concern prior to CCA than before CTA/CTP (p < 0.001). CTA/CTP was also rated as more comfortable than SPECT-MPI (p = 0.001). Overall satisfaction with CT was superior to that of MRI (p = 0.007). More patients preferred CT (46%; p < 0.001) as a future diagnostic test. Regarding combined CTA/CTP, CTP was characterised by higher pain levels and an increased frequency of angina pectoris during the examination (p < 0.001). Subgroup analysis showed a higher degree of pain during SPECT-MPI with adenosine stress compared to physical exercise (p = 0.016).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  All noninvasive cardiac imaging tests are well accepted by patients, with CT being the preferred examination.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  • A variety of cardiac imaging tests is available without known patient preference • CTA/CTP shows a lower degree of concern than conventional coronary angiography • CTA/CTP shows higher overall satisfaction compared to stress perfusion magnetic resonance imaging • CTA/CTP is rated as more comfortable than SPECT-MPI • CTA/CTP is the preferred cardiac imaging test.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin Campus Mitte, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Feger
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rief
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Zimmermann
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Richter
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Roehle
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dewey
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Schönenberger
mesh_terms: D000241:Adenosine; D003287:Contrast Media; D017023:Coronary Angiography / Q000523:psychology; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography / Q000523:psychology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D055414:Myocardial Perfusion Imaging / Q000523:psychology; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011446:Prospective Studies; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon / Q000523:psychology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000523:psychology; D014665:Vasodilator Agents
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media; D014665:Vasodilator Agents; D000241:Adenosine