Myocardial viability assessment by PET: (82)Rb defect washout does not predict the results of metabolic-perfusion mismatch.
Stankewicz MA, Mansour CS, Eisner RL, Churchwell KB, Williams BR, Sigman SR, Streeter J, Patterson RE. Myocardial viability assessment by PET: (82)Rb defect washout does not predict the results of metabolic-perfusion mismatch. Journal Of Nuclear Medicine 2005, 46: 1602-9. PMID: 16204709.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMyocardial viabilityLeft ventriclePresence of severityEvidence of viabilityMyocardial viability assessmentNegative predictive valueViable myocardial tissueSurgical revascularizationCoronary diseaseClinical indicationsMetabolic assessmentSeverity criteriaAssessment of viabilityPET imagesPredictive valueWashout criteriaPatientsFDGQuantitative severityMyocardial tissuePositive criteriaGold standardWashoutSmall restingSeverity