In a new study of nearly one million adults between the ages of 18 and 64, nearly 70 percent of participants underwent at least one medical imaging procedure between July 2005 and December 2007, ...

Nuclear cardiac testing is most appropriate in the diagnosis of CAD in patients who have an intermediate likelihood of disease. Low-risk patients may need no additional testing, while high-risk ...

Low doses of ionizing radiation from cardiac imaging procedures after acute myocardial infarction may increase patients’ risk for cancer, study findings published in the Canadian Medical Journal ...

The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI), American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC), European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM), and American College of Nuclear Medicine ...

image: Patients who receive cardiac positron emission testing (PET) imaging instead of single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) scan experienced a significant increase in the detection of ...

Prof Colin Berry describes stress CMR-based myocardial blood flow endotyping for patients with chest pain and unobstructed coronary arteries.

To detect in-stent restenosis among patients with coronary stents, a new study shows the potential for improved diagnostic accuracy by adding computed tomography perfusion imaging to coronary CT ...

The written report is the final product of the Nuclear Medicine consultation. Reports must contain specific information to identify the patient, the specific procedure, indications for the examination ...

Dual-isotope imaging is a hybrid protocol that combines a resting thallium injection and subsequent scan with the injection of either Tc-99m sestamibi or tetrofosmin during stress. This protocol ...