Evaluating the Prognostic Value of Positron-Emission Tomography Myocardial Perfusion Imaging Using Automated Software to Calculate Perfusion Defect Size

Prognostic Value of Stress Myocardial Perfusion Positron Emission Tomography

Results Risk-adjusted hazard of cardiac death increased with each 10% myocardium abnormal with mildly, moderately, or severely abnormal stress PET (hazard ratio [HR]: 2.3 [95% CI: 1.4 to 3.8; p 0.001], HR: 4.2 [95% CI: 2.3 to 7.5; p 0.001], and HR: 4.9 [95% CI: 2.5 to 9.6; p 0.0001], respectively [normal MPI: referent]). Addition of percent myocardium ischemic and percent myocardium scarred to ...

What is the prognostic value of myocardial perfusion imaging using rubidium-82 positron emission tomography?

OBJECTIVES The objective was to determine the prognostic value of rubidium-82 (82Rb) positron emission tomography (PET) myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI). BACKGROUND 82Rb PET MPI accurately diagnoses coronary artery disease (CAD). However, there are limited data evaluating its prognostic value. METHODS Follow-up (3.1 +/- 0.9 years) was obtained in 367 patients who underwent dipyridamole 82...

Prognostic value of Rb-82 positron emission tomography myocardial perfusion imaging in coronary artery bypass patients.

AIMS We sought to determine the prognostic value of positron emission tomography (PET) myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) in patients with prior coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. PET MPI has recently been shown to provide incremental risk stratification for patients with suspected coronary artery disease (CAD), but the prognostic utility of PET MPI in CABG patients has not been well ...

Positron emission tomography myocardial perfusion and glucose metabolism imaging.

Cardiac positron emission tomography (PET) imaging is a well-validated, reimbursable means to assess myocardial perfusion, left ventricular (LV) function, and viability. Presently, there is a proliferation of PET and PET/computed tomography (CT) instrumentation as well as an increase in educational programs that specifically address PET and PET/CT imaging. Technologists performing PET scans as ...

Groningen The integrative value of myocardial perfusion - function imaging with 13 N - ammonia positron emission tomography