The investigators propose a 4 year prospective, observational study of 40 patients yearly, comparing conventional clinically indicated SPECT and PET perfusion with dynamic rest/stress MPI studies with coronary angiography, in some cases performed with quantitative coronary anatomy and flow as well as quantitative 13N-ammonia PET MPI. Methods will also be assessed for their ability to determine myocardial viability by comparing regional wall motion (WM) on clinically indicated serial ventriculography, echocardiography or gated SPECT MPI in those protocol patients with WM abnormalities who subsequently undergo revascularization. Patient studies will begin in the first study year based on those methods already developed and integrate new advances as they become evident.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
83
University of California, San Francisco Imaging Center
San Francisco, California, United States
Coronary Flow Reserve
The coronary flow reserve will be measured by comparing the rest and stress exams on the dynamic SPECT scans using developed algorithms. The accuracy will be compared with clinical PET, coronary angiography, and clinical SPECT.
Time frame: Length of procedure- 90 min
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