Study of Value of Cardiac PET Scans With or Without CT Angiography and/or Measurement of Coronary Flow Reserve

Kettering Health Network

Status: Completed

Conditions: Coronary Artery Disease; Chest Pain

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00669968

07-034

Details and patient eligibility

About

How does PET myocardial perfusion imaging involving CT angiography and measurement of coronary flow reserve affect patient care.

Full description

The purpose of this research is to determine how PET myocardial perfusion imaging involving CT angiography and measurement of coronary flow reserve affects patient care. This research will also compare the effectiveness of these scans to other similar tests and compare the cost-effectiveness of these scans to other similar tests over time.

Enrollment: 17 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients referred to Kettering Medical Center for PET myocardial perfusion imaging with or without CTA and/or coronary flow reserve measurement.
• Patients over 18 years of age.

Exclusion criteria

• Patients who do not consent to participate.