Multimodality quantitative assessments of myocardial perfusion using dynamic contrast enhanced magnetic resonance and 15 O-labelled water positron emission tomography imaging.

Kinetic modeling of myocardial perfusion imaging data allows the absolute quantification of myocardial blood flow (MBF) and can improve the diagnosis and clinical assessment of coronary artery disease (CAD). Positron emission tomography (PET) imaging is considered the reference standard technique for absolute quantification, whilst oxygen-15 (15O)-water has been extensively implemented for MBF qua...