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PET versus SPECT for determining myocardial tissue viability using fluorine-18-fluorodeoxyglucose

F V Schraml1, D R Driver, T Randolph

  • 1National Naval Medical Center, Nuclear Medicine Division, Bethesda, MD 20889-5600, USA.

Summary

Fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) myocardial imaging can assess heart muscle viability. A modified gamma camera offers an effective alternative to positron emission tomography (PET) scanners for this purpose.

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