Heart PET scan - Results

Alternative Names

Heart nuclear medicine scan; Heart positron emission tomography; Myocardial PET scan

Normal Values:

There are no problems detected in the size, shape, or function of the heart. There are no areas in which the radiotracer has abnormally collected.

What abnormal results mean:

Abnormal results may be due to:

Reviewed last on: 3/6/2011
David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc., Michael A. Chen, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington Medical School, Seattle, Washington.

References

Lalonde L, Ziadi MC, Beanlands R. Cardiac positron emission tomography: current clinical practice. Cardiol Clin. 2009 May;27(2):237-55.

Udelson JE, Dilsizian V, Bonow RO. Nuclear cardiology. In: Libby P, Bonow RO, Mann DL, Zipes DP. Braunwald’s Heart Disease: A Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine. 8th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier;2007:chap 16.

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