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The most relevant parameters for the assessment of coronary artery disease (CAD) are myocardial perfusion and the status of the coronary arteries. It has been shown that hybrid imaging strategies to acquire both parameters such as SPECT with CT-angiography provide an added value for clinical decision making in the treatment of CAD [1]. Thus the 2014 ESC Guidelines, for the first time, recommend hybrid imaging for planning myocardial revascularization [2]. However, SPECT and CT expose the patient to ionizing radiation and, in large prospective multicentre trials, SPECT showed inferior sensitivity to detect CAD when compared with standard 2D-CMR perfusion [3]. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the feasibility and potential additive value of MR-based hybrid imaging by the combined assessment and fusion of 3D-MR coronary angiography (MRCA) with 3D-CMR perfusion data [4].

In this study …