TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Interpretation of Cardiac PET Myocardial Perfusion Imaging Studies
A1  - Calnon, Dennis A.
A2  - Heller, Gary V.
A2  - Bateman, Timothy M.
A2  - Case, James A.
A2  - Arumugam, Parthiban
PY  - 2019
T2  - Cardiovascular PET: Current Concepts
AB  - Cardiac  positron  emission  tomographic  (PET)  myocardial  perfusion  imaging  offers  patients  and  referring  health-care  providers  a  superior  product  with  high  diagnostic  accuracy  and  risk  stratification.  As  with  SPECT,  the  interpretation  of  the  images  is  extremely  important  to  the  resulting  product.  Physicians  with  experience  in  interpreting  single-photon  emission  computed  tomography  myocardial  perfusion  imaging  (SPECT  MPI)  are  familiar  with  the  imaging  artifacts  that  reduce  confidence  in  the  interpretation  of  SPECT  MPI  studies  (eg,  soft  tissue  attenuation,  gastrointestinal  (GI)  tracer  activity  in  close  proximity  to  the  heart,  and  patient  motion).  Interpretation  of  PET  MPI  studies  requires  an  understanding  of  the  fundamental  differences  between  PET  and  SPECT  (Table  3-1)  and  the  imaging  artifacts  unique  to  PET  MPI.  As  rubidium-82  (82Rb)  is  the  most  commonly  used  radionuclide  tracer  for  PET  MPI,  the  discussion  pertains  primarily  to  interpretation  of  82Rb  PET  MPI  studies.  This  chapter  examines  key  aspects  to  successful  interpretation,  including  differences  in  interpretation  between  SPECT  and  PET,  artifacts  unique  to  PET,  approaches  to  interpretation,  and,  finally,  reporting.  
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PB  - McGraw-Hill Education
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/18
UR  - accesscardiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1159184686
ER  -