Summary
With the continued growth of cardiovascular positron emission tomography (PET) and expanding clinical indications and proliferation of the PET literature, this document has been produced to serve as an update to the 2014 model coverage policy for cardiac PET imaging studies. 1 The document describes the various clinical situations for which a cardiac PET study is currently indicated. Clinical indications for cardiac PET imaging including symptoms and clinical scenarios are…read more.
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