Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography as a Gatekeeper to Coronary Revascularization: Emphasizing Atherosclerosis Findings Beyond Stenosis [0.03%]
冠状动脉CT造影把关鉴别冠脉重建术的指征：强调狭窄之外的动脉粥样硬化病变
Inge J van den Hoogen,Alexander R van Rosendael,Fay Y Lin et al.
Inge J van den Hoogen et al.
Purpose of review: Coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) is the optimal non-invasive test to rule out coronary artery disease (CAD). Decisions to perform coronary revascularization have traditionally been based ...
Mitchel R Stacy
Mitchel R Stacy
Purpose of review: A variety of approaches and molecular targets have emerged in recent years for radionuclide-based imaging of atherosclerosis and vulnerable plaque using single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT...
Correction to: Coronary CTA for Surveillance of Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy [0.03%]
Correction to: 冠状动脉CTA在心脏移植物血管病监测中的应用
Nishant R Shah,Ron Blankstein,Todd Villines et al.
Nishant R Shah et al.
[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1007/s12410-018-9467-z.].
Published Erratum
Current cardiovascular imaging reports. 2019;12(1):1. DOI:10.1007/s12410-018-9476-y 2019
Isaac Bakerman,Mirwais Wardak,Patricia K Nguyen
Isaac Bakerman
Purpose of review: Ischemic heart disease is caused by atherosclerosis, the build-up of plaque in the coronary arteries, which can lead to the development of heart attacks and heart muscle damage. Despite the advent of me...
Tetsuya Hara,Farouc A Jaffer
Tetsuya Hara
Progression of vulnerable coronary atherosclerotic plaques underlies the majority of acute myocardial infarction and sudden cardiac death episodes. Recent advances in biological/molecular imaging technology are now enabling the accurate ide...
Nishant R Shah,Ron Blankstein,Todd Villines et al.
Nishant R Shah et al.
Purpose of review: The purpose of this review is to highlight recent hardware and software advances in coronary computed tomography angiography (CTA) that make it a potentially viable alternative to invasive coronary angi...
Javier Gomez,Rami Doukky,Guido Germano et al.
Javier Gomez et al.
Purpose of review: The use of quantitative analysis in single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) and positron emission tomography (PET) has become an integral part of current clinical practice and plays a crucial...
Myocardial Assessment with Cardiac CT: Ischemic Heart Disease and Beyond [0.03%]
心脏CT的心肌评估：缺血性心脏病及其他病症
Bryan C Ramsey,Emilio Fentanes,Andrew D Choi et al.
Bryan C Ramsey et al.
Purpose of review: The aim of this review is to highlight recent advancements, current trends, and the expanding role for cardiac CT (CCT) in the evaluation of ischemic heart disease, nonischemic cardiomyopathies, and som...
Mohammed M Chowdhury,Ahmed Tawakol,Farouc A Jaffer
Mohammed M Chowdhury
Molecular imaging of cardiovascular disease is a powerful clinical and experimental approach that can inform our understanding of atherosclerosis biology. Complementing cross-sectional imaging techniques that provide detailed anatomical inf...
Victoria R Pell,Friedrich Baark,Filipa Mota et al.
Victoria R Pell et al.
Purpose of review: In this review, we outline the potential for hypoxia imaging as a diagnostic and prognostic tool in cardiology. We describe the lead hypoxia PET radiotracers currently in development and propose a ratio...