Bracco Affirms ASNC Position Statement Elevating Cardiac PET with Myocardial Blood Flow as Preferred Standard for Coronary Artery Disease

Guidance validates the comprehensive approach Bracco has advanced for more than three decades NEEDHAM, Mass., April 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Bracco, the market leader in diagnostic imaging and the ...
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AI Reduced False Positives in Myocardial Perfusion Imaging Study

BARCELONA, Spain ― Artificial intelligence (AI) software substantially reduced false positives on myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) for the diagnosis of coronary artery disease in high-risk patients, ...
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Positive Phase III Results Bring Excitement for Novel PET Imaging Tracer

A novel tracer for positron emission tomography (PET) myocardial perfusion imaging, called flurpiridaz F-18, performed well in a second phase III trial when it came to the detection of CAD in patients ...
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Frequency and Severity of Myocardial Perfusion Abnormalities Using Tc-99m MIBI SPECT in Cardiac Syndrome X

Thirteen patients out of 36 (36.1%) showed abnormal myocardial perfusion scan. Of the 23 females patients, 9 (39.1%) had abnormal Tc-99m MIBI SPECT and 14 (60.9%) showed normal scan. Of the 13 males 4 ...
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Heart Perfusion Imaging Scan: What You Should Know

This screening test measures how well blood flows through your heart. It may be used to diagnose coronary artery disease or to assess damage caused by a heart attack. Share on Pinterest JazzIRT/Getty ...
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Myocardial perfusion imaging by CT a promising diagnostic, prognostic tool

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Although the literature and data regarding the prognostic and diagnostic ability – as well as the wider ...
European Medical Journal

Universal Non-invasive Cardiac Imaging: Which Modality Best Combines Anatomy and Physiology?

Hybrid cardiac imaging techniques enhance coronary artery disease diagnosis, physiologic assessment, risk stratification, and ...
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New methods enhance quality of myocardial perfusion imaging

New methods that enhance the quality of myocardial perfusion imaging were developed in a recent study, in which researchers invented a method which makes it possible to reduce the imaging time by up ...
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Nuclear Cardiology: Guidance on the Implementation of SPECT Myocardial Perfusion Imaging

Nuclear cardiology is one of the most widely used non-invasive techniques for the assessment of coronary artery disease and other cardiovascular conditions. It has proved to be a cost effective tool ...
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CT Perfusion Imaging for In-Stent Restenosis Shows Promise

To detect in-stent restenosis among patients with coronary stents, a new study shows the potential for improved diagnostic accuracy by adding computed tomography perfusion imaging to coronary CT ...
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Performance of Rest Myocardial Perfusion Imaging in the Management of Acute Chest Pain in the Emergency Room

Myocardial perfusion imaging is an emerging technique to help triage patients presenting to the emergency room with chest pain and who present with a normal or non-diagnostic electrocardiogram. The ...
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Myocardial perfusion PET scan predicts cardiac death, especially in diabetes

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Among patients who underwent a stress myocardial perfusion PET scan, increasing magnitude of stress myocardial ...