Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8669779 | Journal of the Saudi Heart Association | 2018 | 31 Pages |
Abstract
In nearly half of our patients, one or more normal myocardial segments showed absent or significantly reduced FDG uptake. This finding, particularly if it is diffuse, could be from suboptimal study, inadequacy of current glucose and insulin loading protocols, or various other patient-related causes affecting FDG uptake both in the normal and hibernating myocardium. In cases with significantly reduced FDG uptake in normal myocardium, PET images should be interpreted cautiously to prevent false-negative results for viability.
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Authors
Ismet Sarikaya, A.H. Elgazzar, M.A. Alfeeli, P.N. Sharma, A. Sarikaya,