NCT00669968

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

PET Myocardial Perfusion Imaging With CT Angiography and Measurement of Coronary Flow Reserve: A Prospective Study of Effectiveness, Impact on Patient Management, Prognostic Value, and Downstream Costs

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 17 (actual)
• Sponsor: Kettering Health Network · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

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

Detailed 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.

Conditions

• Chest Pain
• Coronary Artery Disease

Timeline

• Start date: 2008-02-01
• Primary completion: 2011-05-01
• Completion: 2011-05-01
• First posted: 2008-05-01
• Last updated: 2012-05-31

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States