Direct comparison of cardiovascular magnetic resonance and single-photon emission computed tomography for detection of coronary artery disease: a meta-analysis.

OBJECTIVE: To use direct comparative studies or randomised controlled trials to compare the accuracy of cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) and single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) for the detection of obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD). MATERIALS AND METHODS: Various databases wer...

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Main Authors: Lihua Chen, Xiao Wang, Jing Bao, Chengjun Geng, Yunbao Xia, Jian Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3919767?pdf=render