Clinical Applications

 

- Myocardial Viability Assessment

- Decide Revascularization or  Cardiac Transplant

References:

1  González P et al. Viabilidad Miocárdica, p 105-119 in: Medicina Nuclear Aplicaciones Clínicas. Eds: I. Carrio - P. González. Editorial Masson, Barcelona España, 2003.
2 Bax JJ et al. 18-Fluorodeoxyglucose imaging with positron emission tomography and single photon emission computed tomography: cardiac applications. Semin Nucl Med. 2000 Oct;30(4):281-98.
3 Slart RH, Bax JJ, van Veldhuisen DJ, van der Wall EE, Dierckx RA, Jager PL. Imaging techniques in nuclear cardiology for the assessment of myocardial viability. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2006 Feb;22(1):63-80.
 

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