Non-invasive images of the myocardium that reflect myocardial perfusion can be obtained
either by using conventional nuclear medicine radiopharmaceuticals and cameras or by …

Experience wih radionuclide assessment of myocardial perfusion has been gained over
decades. Single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) myocardial perfusion …

Experience with radionuclide assessments of myocardial perfusion can be measured over
decades. Myocardial perfusion scintigraphy (MPS), performed by either single-photon …

Nuclear cardiology has continued to expand its already established role in the evaluation of
cardiac patients with advances in hardware, software, new radiotracers, and clinical …

The principal cardiac nuclear imaging technique in current use is myocardial perfusion
scintigraphy (MPS), with PET and PET/CT emerging as important new modalities. All three …

Cardiac single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) and positron emission
tomography (PET) are increasingly being used in the evaluation of patients with suspected …

[en] Myocardial perfusion imaging in patients with suspected or known coronary artery
disease and stable symptoms enables not only accurate diagnosis of disease but also …

With the availability of new 99mTc perfusion tracers, nuclear cardiology imaging techniques
can provide information on myocardial blood flow and left ventricular function from a single …

Since introduction of cardiac catheterization to obtain x-ray pictures of coronary arteries,
coronary angiography has been the primary tool to diagnose coronary artery disease (CAD) …

Nuclear cardiology has now become an established method for diagnosis and evaluation of
coronary artery disease (CAD). Since its introduction about two and a half decades ago …