New methods that enhance the quality of myocardial perfusion imaging were developed in a recent study completed at the University of Eastern Finland. In her PhD study, Tuija Kangasmaa, Lic. Phil ...

SPECT imaging may be performed 2-6 months after PTCA to monitor for restenosis. In patients with high-risk anatomy earlier testing is warranted. Figure 14. Quantitative perfusion SPECT of the ...

Myocardial perfusion imaging by CT has often been compared by researchers (and also in studies of the technique) with nuclear perfusion imaging. Results from some recently published studies ...

Known also as a myocardial perfusion scan, this procedure uses a tiny amount of radioactive material (nuclear tracer) to help reveal how well or how poorly blood travels through the heart’s ...

Advances in cardiovascular imaging have resulted in the development of multiple noninvasive techniques to evaluate myocardial perfusion and coronary anatomy, each of which has unique strengths and ...

A cardiac perfusion test tells your doctor if the muscles of your heart are getting enough blood. It's also known as myocardial perfusion imaging or a nuclear stress test. Your doctor will put ...

A pharmacologic myocardial perfusion scan is an exam that combines nuclear scanning with a drug-stimulated stress test. This test is for patients who cannot walk on a treadmill. The drug that is ...

The collaboration is anticipated to find new clinical pathways and aid in improving patient outcomes via imaging solutions.

151; -- Question: What is a nuclear stress test (Myocardial Perfusion Imaging), and how does it differ from either a medicine or exercise stress Test? Answer: A nuclear stress test, what we call ...

A nuclear stress test uses a camera and a radioactive tracer — a small amount of a radioactive substance injected into a vein — to show how blood flows during rest and activity. Generally, it ...

A heart perfusion imaging scan, or myocardial perfusion scan, is a test that tells doctors how well a person’s heart pumps blood. Doctors may use this test when diagnosing the cause of chest ...