Why will PET be the future of nuclear cardiology?

MF Di Carli - Journal of Nuclear Medicine, 2021 - Soc Nuclear Med
Radionuclide myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) has been an indispensable tool in the
management of patients with suspected or known coronary artery disease (CAD) for almost …

Will the new advantages provided by PET in myocardial perfusion imaging help nuclear cardiology survive the test of time against conventional radiological …

F Caobelli, D Farina, C Pizzocaro… - European journal of …, 2012 - Springer
Flotats et al. provide reasonable and interesting findings about the use of 82Rb PET in the
evaluation of patients with and without coronary artery disease (CAD). It is widely accepted …

[HTML][HTML] Transition from SPECT to PET myocardial perfusion imaging: a desirable change in nuclear cardiology to approach perfection

V Dilsizian - Journal of Nuclear Cardiology, 2016 - Springer
In order to improve the current myocardial perfusion studies performed with SPECT, it is
necessary to change, and that change may be achieved with PET instrumentation …

Will cardiac positron emission tomography ultimately replace SPECT for myocardial perfusion imaging?

GA Beller - 2009 - Springer
A good case has been made for the potential superiority of positron emission tomography
(PET) over other functional imaging techniques for detection of CAD and risk stratification. 1 …

Future of radionuclide myocardial perfusion imaging: transitioning from SPECT to PET

MF Di Carli - Journal of Nuclear Medicine, 2023 - Soc Nuclear Med
Over the past half century, radionuclide myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) has played a
transformative role in the evaluation of patients with suspected or known coronary artery …

Nuclear cardiology (PET and SPECT): basic principles

F M. Bengel, P Camici, F Lamare - 2009 - Springer
Radionuclide imaging of the heart is well established for the clinical diagnostic and
prognostic workup of coronary artery disease (CAD). Myocardial perfusion single photon …

PET should not replace routine SPECT MPS for the assessment of patients with known or suspected CAD

JE Stirrup, SR Underwood - Journal of Nuclear Cardiology, 2017 - Elsevier
Single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) myocardial perfusion scintigraphy
(MPS) has been widely available for decades and has been extensively validated for the …

To quantify or not to quantify, that is the question: semi-quantitative vs. visual analysis of Rb-82 myocardial perfusion imaging PET

C Rischpler, D Kersting, SG Nekolla - Journal of Nuclear Cardiology, 2022 - Springer
SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) remains one of the most commonly performed
examinations in the USA and worldwide, with millions of examinations performed per year …

American Society of Nuclear Cardiology and Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging joint position statement on the clinical indications for myocardial …

TM Bateman, V Dilsizian, RS Beanlands… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2016 - Soc Nuclear Med
Many patients with suspected or known coronary artery disease (CAD) benefit from the
information provided by a noninvasive cardiac imaging test. Cardiac imaging tests can …

Recommendations for reducing radiation exposure in myocardial perfusion imaging

MD Cerqueira, KC Allman, EP Ficaro, CL Hansen… - 2010 - Elsevier
Radionuclide myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) using single photon emission computed
tomography (SPECT) or positron emission tomography (PET) for the detection of ischemia in …