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Cardiovascular MRI: The Future is Now - Washington Hospital Center

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Noninvasive assessment of viability<br />

1. Quantitative SPECT<br />

• > 50 % uptake of tracer ( 201 Tl, sestamibi, tetrofosmin)<br />

2. PET imaging<br />

• m<strong>is</strong>match between flow and metabol<strong>is</strong>m (FDG)<br />

3. FDG SPECT<br />

4. Low dose dobutamine echocardiography<br />

• inotropic reserve<br />

5. Contrast echocardiography<br />

• integrity of microcirculation<br />

6. CMR<br />

• inotropic reserve; late gadolinium enhancement

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