PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - J J Bax
AU  - R S Beanlands
AU  - F J Klocke
AU  - J Knuuti
AU  - A A Lammertsma
AU  - M A Schaefers
AU  - H R Schelbert
AU  - G K Von Schulthess
AU  - L J Shaw
AU  - G Z Yang
AU  - P G Camici
TI  - Diagnostic and clinical perspectives of fusion imaging in cardiology: is the total greater than the sum of its parts?
AID  - 10.1136/hrt.2005.075283
DP  - 2007 Jan 01
TA  - Heart
PG  - 16--22
VI  - 93
IP  - 1
4099  - http://heart.bmj.com/content/93/1/16.short
4100  - http://heart.bmj.com/content/93/1/16.full
SO  - Heart2007 Jan 01; 93
AB  - Positron emission tomography, cardiovascular magnetic resonance and multislice computed tomography have contributed to changing our pathophysiological understanding of many conditions. Clinically, they have provided new tools for the identification of preclinical disease and a better understanding of how disease progresses. The application of these imaging modalities to preclinical disease and the use of these techniques in patients with overt cardiovascular disease are reviewed.