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Coronary stenoses \u226550% were considered angiographically significant. PET was considered positive for significant CAD, when more than one contiguous segments showed stress MBF \u22642.3\u2009mL\/g\/min for 15O-water or &lt;1.79\u2009mL\/g\/min for 13N-ammonia. MFR thresholds were \u22642.5 and \u22642.0, respectively. vFAI was lower in vessels with abnormal stress MBF (0.76\u2009\u00b1\u20090.10 vs. 0.89\u2009\u00b1\u20090.07, P\u2009&lt;\u20090.001) or MFR (0.80\u2009\u00b1\u20090.10 vs. 0.89\u2009\u00b1\u20090.07, P\u2009&lt;\u20090.001). vFAI had an accuracy of 78.6% and 75% in unmasking abnormal stress MBF and MFR in 15O-water and 82.7% and 71.2% in 13N-ammonia studies, respectively. Addition of vFAI to anatomical CCTA data increased the ability for predicting abnormal stress MBF and MFR in 15O-water studies [AUCccta\u2009+\u2009vfai\u2009=\u20090.866, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.783\u20130.949; P\u2009=\u20090.013 and AUCccta\u2009+\u2009vfai\u2009=\u20090.737, 95% CI 0.648\u20130.825; P\u2009=\u20090.007, respectively]. An incremental value was also demonstrated for prediction of stress MBF (AUCccta\u2009+\u2009vfai\u2009=\u20090.887, 95% CI 0.799\u20130.974; P\u2009=\u20090.001) in 13N-ammonia studies. A similar trend was recorded for MFR (AUCccta\u2009+\u2009vfai\u2009=\u20090.780, 95% CI 0.632\u20130.929; P\u2009=\u20090.13).<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>vFAI identifies accurately the presence of impaired vasodilating capability. In combination with anatomical data, vFAI enhances the diagnostic performance of CCTA.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/ehjci\/jey199","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2018,12,19]],"date-time":"2018-12-19T07:08:29Z","timestamp":1545203309000},"page":"897-905","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":20,"title":["Characterization of functionally significant coronary artery disease by a coronary computed tomography angiography-based index: a comparison with positron emission tomography"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"20","author":[{"given":"Constantinos D","family":"Anagnostopoulos","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Biomedical Research Foundation of Academy of Athens, 4 Soranou Ephesiou, Athens, Greece"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Panagiotis K","family":"Siogkas","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"University of Ioannina, Materials Science and Engineering, Ioannina, 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