Diagnostic accuracy of static CT perfusion for the detection of myocardial ischemia. A systematic review and meta-analysis

Mathias Holm Sørgaard, Klaus Fuglsang Kofoed, Jesper James Linde, Richard Thomas George, Carlos Eduardo Rochitte, Gudrun Feuchtner, Joao A.C. Lima, Jawdat Abdulla

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Abstract

Objectives The aim of this study is to provide a meta-analysis of all published studies assessing the diagnostic accuracy of stress CT myocardial perfusion imaging (CTP) in patients suspected of or with known coronary artery disease. This analysis is limited to static stress CTP. Methods Systematic literature review and meta-analysis of studies examining the diagnostic accuracy of static CTP imaging alone or combined with coronary CT angiography (CTA) in comparison to single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT), magnetic resonance perfusion (MRP), and/or invasive coronary angiography with and without fractional flow reserve (FFR). Results The search revealed 19 eligible studies including 1188 patients. Pooled results showed that CTP had a good agreement with SPECT and MRP. On a per-patient level, sensitivity, specificity and AUC were 0.85 (95% CI: 0.70–0.93), 0.81 (95% CI: 0.59–0.93), 0.90 (95% CI: 0.87–0.92). On a per-artery level, sensitivity, specificity and AUC were 0.80 (95% CI: 0.67–0.88), 0.81 (95% CI: 0.72–0.88) and 0.87 (95% CI: 0.84–0.90). When invasive coronary angiography was used as reference standard, combined coronary CTA and CTP compared to coronary CTA alone significantly improved the specificity from 0.62 (95% CI: 0.52–0.70) to 0.84 (95% CI: 0.74–0.91) on a per-patient level (p = 0.008) and from 0.72 (95% CI: 0.63–0.79) to 0.90 (95% CI: 0.85–0.93) on a per-artery level (p = 0.0001) without significant decrease in sensitivity (p = 0.59 and p = 0.23, respectively). Conclusion In selected patients, static CT myocardial perfusion has high diagnostic accuracy to detecting myocardial ischemia. Specificity increases significantly when CT myocardial perfusion is combined with coronary CTA.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)450-457
Number of pages8
JournalJournal of cardiovascular computed tomography
Volume10
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 1 2016

Keywords

  • Computed tomography perfusion
  • Coronary artery disease
  • Coronary computed tomography angiography
  • Fractional flow reserve
  • Invasive coronary angiography
  • Magnetic resonance perfusion
  • Meta-analysis
  • Single photon emission computed tomography
  • Stress myocardial perfusion

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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