Review: Comparison of PET rubidium-82 with conventional SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging
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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.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Clinical Physiology and Functional Imaging |
Volume | 34 |
Issue number | 3 |
Pages (from-to) | 163-170 |
Number of pages | 8 |
ISSN | 1475-0961 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - May 2014 |
- Cardiac PET, Cardiac SPECT, Cardiology, Myocardial perfusion imaging, Rubidium
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