Multimodality Imaging in Coronary Artery Disease: Focus on Computed Tomography.
- Author:
Ji Hyun LEE
1
;
Donghee HAN
;
Ibrahim DANAD
;
Bríain Ó HARTAIGH
;
Fay Y LIN
;
James K MIN
Author Information
- Publication Type:Review
- Keywords: Coronary artery disease; Computed tomography; Multimodality imaging
- MeSH: Angiography; Calcium; Coronary Artery Disease*; Coronary Vessels*; Mass Screening; Mortality; Perfusion
- From:Journal of Cardiovascular Ultrasound 2016;24(1):7-17
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the leading cause of mortality worldwide, and various cardiovascular imaging modalities have been introduced for the purpose of diagnosing and determining the severity of CAD. More recently, advances in computed tomography (CT) technology have contributed to the widespread clinical application of cardiac CT for accurate and noninvasive evaluation of CAD. In this review, we focus on imaging assessment of CAD based upon CT, which includes coronary artery calcium screening, coronary CT angiography, myocardial CT perfusion, and fractional flow reserve CT. Further, we provide a discussion regarding the potential implications, benefits and limitations, as well as the possible future directions according to each modality.
