Myocardial perfusion with rubidium-82. III. Theory relating severity of coronary stenosis to perfusion deficit
The relation between the quantitative perfusion deficit, as measured by emission computerized tomography, and the severity of coronary artery stenosis is important for the noninvasive clinical evaluation of coronary artery disease in man. Positron emission tomography allows direct noninvasive measurement of myocardial perfusion and quantification of the size of the perfusion defect. Given this important imformation, a mathematical model has been derived to gauge the severity of a coronary stenosis from quantitative perfusion measurements in the normal and poststenotic regions of the heart. The theoretical basis is presented for relating regional myocardial perfusion and regional perfusion resistance to total, coronary blood flow and resistance at normal resting flow and during maximal coronary vasodilation. The concept of perfusion reserve is presented as a clinical measure of the severity of a stenosis.
- Research Organization:
- Univ. of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
- OSTI ID:
- 6153545
- Journal Information:
- J. Nucl. Med.; (United States), Vol. 25:11
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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