How Will the Battle Between Functional and Structural Imaging End? JNC’s Editor Weighs In

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Functional or structural – which modality will emerge as the winner in the contentious debate over how to image patients with suspected coronary artery disease?

In his new Editor’s Message, Marcelo F. Di Carli, MD, MASNC, predicts that a third option – one that combines both approaches and adds a healthy dose of artificial intelligence – will win the battle and be the “key to understanding ischemia in all its forms.”

The latest issue of the Journal of Nuclear Cardiology delivers proof points for Dr. Di Carli’s perspective. Check out intriguing new science demonstrating how SPECT or PET, CT, and AI can be synergized into a data-rich platform that informs cardiovascular care “in ways that were unimaginable just a decade ago.”

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