To assess the ability of a novel 3rd generation dual-source CT system to demonstrate myocardial perfusion in a cohort of patients presenting to the Chest Pain Center with acute chest pain.
The investigators will assess the latest generation of CT scanner for heart disease detection. On this new machine the investigators will analyse the ability of the machine to show the delivery of blood to the heart muscle. Results will be compared with the results from the gold standard test for myocardial perfusion imaging, which is an imaging test that shows the blood supply to the heart muscle. Further analyses will record the amount of radiation, which is how the CT machine acquires images, and compare the amount of radiation necessary to produce images to previous CT systems. With this new CT system there should be reductions in the amount of radiation dose compared to previous systems.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
2
Dynamic CT perfusion of the heart
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Diagnostic Accuracy of Dynamic Perfusion CT
The diagnostic accuracy of dynamic perfusion CT of the heart for evaluation of perfusion, viability and function during stress and rest will be compared with SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging using p-values for comparison of reader specific values, calculated by means of the McNemar test.
Time frame: 1 Day
CTMP/SPECT MPI Disagreement
Evaluate the accuracy of CT myocardial perfusion and SPECT using a stress/rest and delayed enhancement MRI examination as gold-standard by means of Kappa analysis
Time frame: 1 Day
Radiation Dose
Assess the radiation dose (in mGy) delivered with the myocardial perfusion CT comparing the results with those obtained at SPECT.
Time frame: 1 Day
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