2022年12月7日 · A PET scan of the heart is a noninvasive nuclear imaging test. It uses radioactive tracers (called radionuclides) to produce pictures of your heart. The American Heart Association explains positron emission tomography (PET).

2023年4月25日 · A PET scan of your heart is a noninvasive, accurate test that creates images of your heart from every angle. By looking at what your body’s cells are doing, a cardiac PET scan can provide information other imaging tests can’t. And it …

2018年9月29日 · A positron emission tomography (PET) scan of the heart is an imaging test that uses specialized dye to allow your doctor to view problems with your heart.

A PET/CT stress test is an advanced diagnostic option for finding the cause of new or worsening chest pain or shortness of breath, determining the risk of heart disease, evaluating how cardiovascular treatment is progressing, and following a patient’s recovery after a heart attack or other major coronary event.

A nuclear PET stress test is a type of cardiac stress test that uses positron emission tomography (PET) imaging to visualize blood flow to the heart muscle. It involves injecting a radioactive tracer like rubidium-82 into the bloodstream while the heart is stressed using a medication called Lexiscan to increase blood flow to the heart.

2022年9月17日 · To summarize, the major differences between a PET/CT scan and a stress test are: Stress tests essentially use exercise as a way to measure heart health and function. PET/CT scans show actual images of the heart and how it is functioning internally.

What Is a PET Stress Test? Positron emission tomography (PET) is the newest and most accurate non-invasive tool your doctor has to diagnose heart disease. Your doctor may order what’s called a PET myocardial perfusion imaging scan, commonly known as a PET stress test or a Rubidium PET.

A PET Myocardial Perfusion (MP) Stress Test evaluates the blood flow (perfusion) through the coronary arteries to the heart muscle using a radioactive tracer.

A PET rest and stress heart perfusion scan takes pictures of the blood flow to your heart muscle at rest and during stress. It will tell your doctor if any parts of your heart do not get enough blood.

Columbia Radiology offers Cardiac PET-CT Stress Tests at our midtown and Washington Heights locations and Westchester. Call 212-326-8518.