ASNC/AAPM/SCCT/SNMMI guideline for the use of CT in hybrid nuclear/CT cardiac imaging

Summary

With the current advances in imaging technology and changes in patient demographics, computed tomography (CT) has become an important part of nuclear cardiology practice for improving the diagnosis and prognostication of patients with known or suspected coronary artery disease (CAD). CT is used in nuclear cardiology for performing accurate attenuation correction (AC) along with a coronary artery calcium score (CACS). In addition, multiple nuclear cardiology exams now rely on CT for localizing radiotracer uptake in single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) and positron emission tomography (PET) cardiovascular procedures, including fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) hotspot imaging. Read more.