…ECG gated acquisitions. Quantify myocardial blood flow and myocardial flow reserve with PET. Evaluate myocardial viability, particularly when combined with metabolic imaging. Contribute to assessment…

…PET offers higher spatiotemporal quality, as compared with SPECT. Quantification of blood flow using PET Quantitative PET perfusion imaging offers precise measurements of myocardial blood…

…potentially causing angina during rest. Patients experiencing angina at rest are not suitable candidates for perfusion imaging. Detecting ischemic regions requires provocation using pharmacologic agents…

…If stress imaging results are entirely normal, further imaging may not be necessary. Rest Imaging : Conducted after a predefined interval to allow for radiotracer clearance…

…tomography (CT), single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT), positron emission computed tomography (PET) and coronary angiography. These modalities aim to image the myocardium, assess wall…

…abnormalities and ultimately leading to chest pain (angina). Myocardial perfusion imaging techniques, such as SPECT and PET, can detect perfusion abnormalities early in this sequence…

…viable and nonviable myocardium, together with coronary anatomy and the feasibility of revascularization, determine the clinical significance of imaging findings. Historically, revascularization was considered capable…

…ratio of maximum hyperaemic coronary flow to resting coronary flow. It can be assessed invasively or with myocardial perfusion imaging using PET, SPECT or CMR…

…term prediction of sudden cardiac arrest. The constraint does not lie in therapy: implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) are highly effective, terminating well over 99% of…

…Arturo; Griffin, Brian P. et al. (2009): Echocardiographic assessment of valve stenosis: EAE/ASE recommendations for clinical practice. In European journal of echocardiography : the journal…