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Non-invasive functional assessment using computed tomography: When will they be ready for clinical use? Full Text
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy, 07/16/2012
Yoon YE et al. – Computed tomography (CT) myocardial perfusion imaging and CT–derived computed FFR represent significant advances in the field of cardiac CT, with the ability to combine anatomical data from CT angiography together with the physiologic significance of anatomical stenosis. Such non–invasive anatomic–functional testing prior to intervention may improve patient outcomes and reduce costs.