Usefulness of Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography/Computed Tomography Fusion-Hybrid Imaging to Evaluate Coronary Artery Disorders in Patients with a History of Kawasaki Disease.

CONCLUSION: Fusion imaging was capable of accurately evaluating myocardial ischemia/infarction as cardiovascular sequelae of Kawasaki disease and confirming the culprit coronary arteries. In addition, analysis of fusion images confirmed that small-range infarct lesions were concomitantly present directly under giant coronary artery aneurysms in the anterior descending coronary artery.
PMID: 27180792 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Journal of Nippon Medical School - May 19, 2016 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Abe M, Fukazawa R, Ogawa S, Watanabe M, Fukushima Y, Kiriyama T, Hayashi H, Itoh Y Tags: J Nippon Med Sch Source Type: research