What is the prognostic value of multislice computed tomography and gated single-photon emission computed tomography in patients with suspected coronary artery disease?
Van Werkhoven et al. (2009) investigated the prognostic value of multislice computed tomography (CT) and gated single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) in patients with suspected coronary artery disease. The study included 402 patients who underwent CT, SPECT and cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for diagnosis. The results showed that CT and SPECT had similar prognostic values and were comparable to MRI. The researchers concluded that CT and SPECT had excellent prognostic value for patients with suspected coronary artery disease and could be used as a first-line diagnostic method. 