TY - JOUR

T1 - Review

T2 - Comparison of PET rubidium-82 with conventional SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging

AU - Ghotbi, Adam A.

AU - Kjær, Andreas

AU - Hasbak, Philip

PY - 2014/5

Y1 - 2014/5

N2 - Nuclear cardiology has for many years been focused on gamma camera technology. With ever improving cameras and software applications, this modality has developed into an important assessment tool for ischaemic heart disease. However, the development of new perfusion tracers has been scarce. While cardiac positron emission tomography (PET) so far largely has been limited to centres with on-site cyclotron, recent developments with generator produced perfusion tracers such as rubidium-82, as well as an increasing number of PET scanners installed, may enable a larger patient flow that may supersede that of gamma camera myocardial perfusion imaging.

AB - Nuclear cardiology has for many years been focused on gamma camera technology. With ever improving cameras and software applications, this modality has developed into an important assessment tool for ischaemic heart disease. However, the development of new perfusion tracers has been scarce. While cardiac positron emission tomography (PET) so far largely has been limited to centres with on-site cyclotron, recent developments with generator produced perfusion tracers such as rubidium-82, as well as an increasing number of PET scanners installed, may enable a larger patient flow that may supersede that of gamma camera myocardial perfusion imaging.

KW - Cardiac PET

KW - Cardiac SPECT

KW - Cardiology

KW - Myocardial perfusion imaging

KW - Rubidium

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84898598583&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1111/cpf.12083

DO - 10.1111/cpf.12083

M3 - Review

C2 - 24028171

AN - SCOPUS:84898598583

VL - 34

SP - 163

EP - 170

JO - Clinical Physiology and Functional Imaging

JF - Clinical Physiology and Functional Imaging

SN - 1475-0961

IS - 3

ER -