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FDA Approves First New PET Imaging Tracer for Cardiac Testing in Decades

A new radioactive tracer for positron emission tomography (PET) myocardial perfusion imaging will soon be available in the United States, and it’s expected to facilitate substantial growth in such ...
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CRP Success Story: E13038 Clinical use of Myocardial SPECT Imaging and CT Angiography in Coronary Artery Disease (2010-2016)

Introduction: Functional testing by stress myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) and anatomical imaging by coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) are often used interchangeably in the initial ...
Medscape

Study Describes Rise and Fall of Nuclear Cardiac Imaging Test

SAN FRANCISCO, CA — A new study provides a glimpse of the shift over the past decade in the number of requests for nuclear myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) tests to determine areas of the heart with ...
Medscape

Frequency and Severity of Myocardial Perfusion Abnormalities Using Tc-99m MIBI SPECT in Cardiac Syndrome X

Background: Cardiac syndrome X is defined by a typical angina pectoris with normal or near normal (stenosis <40%) coronary angiogram with or without electrocardiogram (ECG) change or atypical angina ...
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AI model detects heart disease in hospitals lacking advanced imaging

Researchers developed an AI model to detect myocardial ischemia and coronary microvascular and vasomotor dysfunction using ...
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CT Perfusion Imaging for In-Stent Restenosis Shows Promise

To detect in-stent restenosis among patients with coronary stents, a new study shows the potential for improved diagnostic accuracy by adding computed tomography perfusion imaging to coronary CT ...