Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
Volume 3 , Pages S74-S80 , November 2009

Clinical and technical considerations for stress myocardial perfusion imaging with multidetector computed tomography

  • Thanjavur K.M. Bragadeesh, MBBS, MRCP

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, UHN62, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland, OR 97239, USA
    • ,
  • Michael D. Shapiro, DO, FACC

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, UHN62, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland, OR 97239, USA
    • Department of Radiology, Oregon Health & Science University, UHN62, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland, OR 97239, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.

Received 8 July 2009 ,Accepted 23 October 2009.

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 Conflict of interest: The authors report no conflicts of interest.

PII: S1934-5925(09)00515-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jcct.2009.10.009

Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
Volume 3 , Pages S74-S80 , November 2009

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