Cases

PET Case: Unmasking Ischemia: Dobutamine PET Reveals Ischemia Following Regadenoson Non-Response

Case summary: This case illustrates the importance of recognizing myocardial blood flow (MBF) and myocardial flow reserve (MFR) values that may reflect vasodilator non-responsiveness and highlights the potential role of…

PET Case: Utility of PET Myocardial Blood Flow in a Patient with Suspected Coronary Artery Disease

Case summary: This case highlights how quantitative myocardial blood flow assessment can uncover the true extent of CAD.

PET Case: Splenic Switch Off (SSO): A Surrogate of Stress Adequacy

Case summary: This case illustrates the role of splenic switch off as a marker of stress adequacy in patients undergoing vasodilator PET MPI. 

PET Case: Abnormal MBFR in Multivessel Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection

Case summary: This case illustrates the ability of PET MBFR to detect abnormal myocardial blood flow in a patient with a history multi-vessel spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD).

PET Case: Myocardial Infarction with Non-Obstructive Coronary Arteries (MINOCA)

Case summary: This case illustrates the role of multimodality imaging in diagnosing MINOCA in a patient presenting with acute coronary syndrome.

PET Case: A Case of Pacemaker Lead Infection in Patient with S. Lugdunensis Bacteremia

Case summary: 64-year-old female with history of CRT-D implantation admitted with acute decompensated heart failure Found to have S. lugdunensis bacteremia Multifocal 18F-FDG uptake on PET/CT was consistent with pacemaker…

PET Case: The Silent Infiltrator: Role of FDG-PET in a Challenging Case of Inflammatory Cardiomyopathy

Case summary: 45-year-old male with no significant past medical history presented with exertional dyspnea and was found to have 2:1 AV block on exercise stress testing. CMR showed diffuse LGE…

PET Case: Perfusion Imaging Using Flurpiridaz F 18 PET

Case summary: This case illustrates the first clinical use of F-18 flurpiridaz PET scan for myocardial perfusion imaging at Mayo Clinic in Rochester. 

PET Case: Cardiac PET in Apical HCM – A Case Series

Case summary: This case series illustrates the value of myocardial blood flow with rubidium-82 PET MPI in symptomatic patients with apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and known or suspected coronary artery disease.…

PET Case: Role of PET/CT Myocardial Perfusion Imaging in Post-Surgical Evaluation and Management of ALCAPA

Case summary: This case highlights the utility of PET myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) in evaluating myocardial ischemia in a 27-year-old female after surgical repair of a rare congenital coronary anomaly,…