Diagnostic value of nuclear cardiology in coronary artery disease
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Authors
Al Moudi, Mansour Z.
Date
2014Supervisor
Prof. Zhonghua Sun
Type
Thesis
Award
PhD
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Department of Imaging and Applied Physics
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Abstract
This thesis investigates the diagnostic value of cardiac positron emission tomography when compared to single photon emission computed tomography for detection of coronary artery disease. This prospective study involves comparison of myocardial perfusion single photon emission computed tomography with coronary calcium scores; optimization of nuclear cardiac protocols in cardiac phantom experiments; and determination of diagnostic performance of cardiac positron emission tomography in the evaluation of myocardial viability in patients with significant coronary disease.
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