Myocardial perfusion imaging and infarct characterization using multidetector cardiac computed tomography

Figure 1 Combined assessment of myocardial perfusion at pharmacological (adenosine) stress and coronary angiography within a single-session cardiac computed tomography. Cardiac computed tomography (CT) (panels A and B) showed diminished perfusion of the left ventricle anterior and septal wall (A, arrows) and a significant lesion at the proximal left anterior descending artery (B, arrow), findings confirmed by single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) (C) and invasive coronary angiography (D, arrow). A: CT perfusion (stress); B: Coronary CT angiography; C: SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging; D: Invasive angiography. With permission of Blankstein et al[21], J Am Coll Cardiol 2009; 54: 1072-1084.