Any medical procedure involves some degree of risk, and you should consult with your doctor regarding your myocardial perfusion study. In most cases, the myocardial perfusion test is done in 2 parts, ...

Nuclear cardiac testing is most appropriate in the diagnosis of CAD in patients who have an intermediate likelihood of disease. Low-risk patients may need no additional testing, while high-risk ...

There has been a sharp decline since 2006 in the use of nuclear myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI; an imaging procedure used to determine areas of the heart with decreased blood flow), a decrease that ...

Low doses of ionizing radiation from cardiac imaging procedures after acute myocardial infarction may increase patients’ risk for cancer, study findings published in the Canadian Medical Journal ...

Coronary artery disease is the leading cause of death globally. One of the most common tools used to diagnose and monitor heart disease, myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) by single photon emission ...

'Multimodality' imaging—the side-by-side interpretation of data obtained from various noninvasive imaging techniques, such as echocardiography, radionuclide techniques, multidetector CT (MDCT), and ...

image: Patients who receive cardiac positron emission testing (PET) imaging instead of single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) scan experienced a significant increase in the detection of ...

The written report is the final product of the Nuclear Medicine consultation. Reports must contain specific information to identify the patient, the specific procedure, indications for the examination ...

Photo Credit: Adapted from de Winter RW, et al. EuroIntervention. 2021;Epub ahead of print. Used with permission. Remote myocardial perfusion increases after revascularization of a chronic total ...