PET - Myocardial Viability
50-year-old female with history of heart disease waiting for possible cardiac
transplant.Thallium scintigraphy found large non-reversible defect; myocardium
judged non-viable.FDG PET scan found good viability throughout the myocardium
except for a small part of the apex.Conventional treatment plan based on single
photon nuclear medicine study would have been placing the patient on transplant
waiting list. After PET, coronary artery bypass graft was performed resulting
in improved cardiac function. Patient had significant improvement in quality of
life.
Courtesy of Amjad Ali, M.D. · Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical
Center. And CTI, Inc. SIEMENS - CTI
