Electrocardiographic gating is increasingly used for 82Rb cardiac PET/CT, but reference
ranges for global functional parameters are not well defined. We sought to establish …

Background Gated single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) is widely used
for myocardial perfusion imaging and provides an automated assessment of left ventricular …

Background The left ventricular (LV) ejection fraction (EF) and end-diastolic and end-systolic
volumes are strong predictors for prognosis of cardiac death. Quantitative-gated myocardial …

Why are serial measurements of cardiac perfusion and function important? Simply put,
because they allow us to make a precise assessment of the worsening of patient condition …

The capability of positron emission tomography (PET) to generate images that are triggered
to the electrocardiogram (ECG) is a powerful extension to its already documented expertise …

Purpose Myocardial perfusion SPECT (MPS) with software-assisted determination of
summed stress score (SSS) is of established importance for diagnosis/therapy planning in …

“Drs. Faber, Chen and Garcia have indicated that they have a relationship with Syntermed,
Inc., that, in the context of their participation in the writing of a chapter for the fourth edition of …

Background Establishing appropriate reference value limits of left ventricular (LV) functional
parameters is fundamental for the assessment of cardiac function. At present, there are no …

Myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) with positron emission tomography (PET) is a robust
imaging modality for evaluation of patients at risk for developing or with known coronary …

INTRODUCTION—Assessment of left ventricular (LV) systolic function is important for
diagnosis, management, follow-up, and prognostic evaluation of patients in a variety of …