Case Summary
66-year-old female with risk factors undergoing cardiac PET showed a small perfusion defect but with severe global reduction in stress myocardial blood flows and myocardial blood flow reserve suggestive of high-risk multivessel disease.
Resource Type
Cases
Clinical Topic
Cardiac PET, Myocardial Blood Flow (MBF), Myocardial Perfusion Imaging (MPI), Myocardial Viability
Year Published
2024
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