Society of cardiovascular computed tomography expert consensus document on myocardial computed tomography perfusion imaging

Advances in X-ray computed tomography (CT) over the past 20 years have enabled non-invasive imaging of the coronary arteries, as well as cardiac structure and function. Coronary computed tomography angiography (CTA) has emerged as an accurate non-invasive imaging modality for identifying the anatomic severity of coronary stenoses (1 –3). Similar to other anatomic coronary imaging, coronary CTA alone has been limited in its ability to define the hemodynamic significance of coronary stenoses (4). Since the identification of the presence and severity of ischemia are important parameters for selecting between invasive and medical management of coronary artery disease (5–7), the assessment of both coronary anatomy and myocardial perfusion is needed in many clinical scenarios.

Source: Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography - December 9, 2019 Category: Radiology Authors: Chair Amit Patel, Chair Ron Blankstein, Fabian Bamberg, Branch Kelley, Patricia Carrascosa, Marcus Chen, Ricardo Cury, Brian Ghoshhajra Source Type: research