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. 2017 Apr;7(2):171–188. doi: 10.21037/cdt.2017.03.18

Table 2. Diagnostic accuracy of cardiac CT in comparison to CMR and SPECT in the detection of myocardial infarction.

Authors Patients (n) CT technique Other technique Sensitivity (%) Specificity (%)
Nikolaou, 2005 (66) 30 First pass CCT DE-CMR 91 79
Habis, 2009 (41) 26 DE-CCT DE-CMR 90 80
Bauer, 2010 (67) 36 Dual-energy CCT DE-CMR (3 Tesla) 77 97
Ko 2014, (68) 100 Stress perfusion Dual-energy CCT Stress perfusion CMR 89 74
Ruzsics, 2009 (30) 36 Rest Dual-energy CCT Stress-rest SPECT 92 93
Cheng, 2010 (32) 55 Rest Dual-source CCT Stress-rest SPECT Rest: 100 Rest: 78
Stress: 83.3 Stress: 90.3
Tanabe, 2016 (69) 53 Stress dynamic CCT perfusion SPECT (n=25) Abnormal perfused myocardium: 80 Abnormal perfused myocardium: 86
Severe infarction: 95 Severe infarction: 72
CMR (n=28) Abnormal perfused myocardium: 82 Abnormal perfused myocardium: 87
Severe infarction: 78 Severe infarction: 80

CCT, cardiac CT; CMR, cardiac MR; DE, delayed enhancement; SPECT, single-photon emission computed tomography.