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Myo­car­dial ex­ami­na­ti­ons with sc­in­ti­gra­phy and PET/CT

Myo­car­dial per­fu­si­on sc­in­ti­gra­phy and po­si­tron emis­si­on to­mo­gra­phy are sui­ta­b­le for de­tec­ting myo­car­dial cir­cu­la­tory dis­or­ders.

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Myocardial examinations are used to detect incipient constrictions of the coronary arteries, which only lead to reduced blood flow to the heart muscle under stress conditions (angina pectoris).

Furthermore, follow-up checks after a heart attack or bypass surgery are possible; under certain circumstances, a stressful cardiac catheter examination can be dispensed with.

In myocardial examinations with scintigraphy and PET/CT, a slightly radioactive substance is administered at rest and under physical or drug-induced cardiac stress. These examinations allow visual and quantitative analyses of myocardial perfusion, pumping function and heart wall movement.

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