Validation of dynamic three-dimensional whole heart magnetic resonance myocardial perfusion imaging at 3.0 Tesla against fractional flow reserve for the detection of flow-limiting coronary heart disease

✍ Scribed by Roy Jogiya; Geraint Morton; Kalpa De Silva; Simon Redwood; Sebastian Kozerke; Divaka Perera; Eike Nagel; Sven Plein

• Publisher: BioMed Central
• Year: 2012
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 152 KB
• Volume: 14
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1097-6647
• DOI: 10.1186/1532-429x-14-s1-o92

✦ Synopsis

We demonstrate the feasibility of 3D myocardial perfusion CMR at 3 Tesla against fractional flow reserve (FFR) in 53 patients for the detection of flow-limiting coronary artery disease and show good agreement between the techniques. This technique shows excellent diagnostic sensitivity and specificity and may offer an alternative method of detecting ischaemia for the purpose of guiding revascularisation and risk stratification.