Background In 2005, 80% of cardiovascular disease (CVD) deaths occurred in low- to
middle-income countries (ie, developing nations). Cardiovascular imaging, such as myocardial …

Cardiac sympathetic nervous system dysfunction is closely associated with risk of serious
cardiac events in patients with heart failure (HF), including HF progression, pump-failure death…

Accurate detection of recurrent colorectal carcinoma remains a diagnostic challenge. The
purposes of this study were to assess the accuracy of 18FDG-PET in patients with recurrent …

… Vitola: The false-negative results in our study, the 4 lessions … Vitola: A PET scan at our
institution costs $1,560. A CT scan … Vitola: We usually do not recommend obtaining a PET study in …

Objective: Intravenous adenosine decreases infarct size in experimental models of myocardial
ischaemia/ reperfusion. Ischaemia/reperfusion is associated with a significant increase in …

Objective When deciding on therapy, FDG PET/CT-positive results should be confirmed by
histology if possible. We evaluated the impact of percutaneous PET/CT-guided biopsies on …

Background Myocardial perfusion imaging with dipyridamole is an alternative with which to
evaluate patients who are unable to exercise. Many patients who undergo dipyridamole …

Aims To characterize patient radiation doses from nuclear myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI)
and the use of radiation-optimizing ‘best practices’ worldwide, and to evaluate the …

Objectives : We sought to assess the prognostic value and risk classification improvement
using contemporary single-photon emission computed tomography myocardial perfusion …

Purpose To compare FDG PET/CT and CT for the guidance of percutaneous biopsies with
histological confirmation of lesions. Methods We prospectively evaluated 323 patients of …