Assessment of Myocardial Scar; Comparison between F-FDG PET, CMR and Tc-Sestamibi

Assessment of Myocardial Scar; Comparison between F-FDG PET, CMR and Tc-Sestamibi

Objective Patients with heart failure and ischaemic heart disease may obtain benefit from revascularisation if viable dysfunctional myocardium is present. Such patients have an increased operative risk, so it is important to ensure that viability is correctly identified. In this study, we have compa...

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Main Authors: Andrew Crean, Sadia N. Khan, L. Ceri Davies, Richard Coulden, David P. Dutka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2009-01-01
Series:Clinical Medicine Insights: Cardiology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.4137/CMC.S730

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