Cardiac PET
Rubidium-82 |
Cardiac Perfusion
Myocardial perfusion is a test that assesses the blood flow (perfusion) to the heart muscle (myocardial). The procedure is similar to the nuclear cardiology studies: Thallium Stress Test or Cardiolite Stress Test. |
- Coronary Artery Disease |
- Atypical Chest Pain |
| - Abnormal EKG |
- Evaluate the patient after PTCA |
| - Dilated Cardiomyopathy |
- Analysis of cardiac symptom presentations |
| - Chronic Ischemia |
- Post myocardial infarction syndrome |
| - Hyperlipidemia |
- Diabetes mellitus |
| - Myocardial Infarction |
- Acute and chronic vascular disease |
Persistent symptoms post negative SPECT
Identification of areas at risk of myocardial necrosis when compared with FDG viability study |
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Cardiac PET
FDG Viability |
FDG, PET is used in cardiology to assess the viability of the heart. |
Myocardial viability studies with FDG PET should be performed in patients with ischemic heart disease and left ventricular function who are potential candidates for coronary revascularization. |
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| Oncology PET |
- Diagnosis
- Initial Staging
- Restaging
- Assessing Recurrence
- Locating Unknown Primary
- Monitoring Response to
Therapy
- Prognosis |
- Breast Cancer |
- Pancreatic Cancer |
| - Ovarian Cancer |
- Lymphoma |
| - Cervical Cancer |
- Testicular Cancer |
| - Bladder Cancer |
- Colorectal Cancer |
| - Lung Cancer |
- Melanoma |
| - Esophageal Cancer |
- Dementia |
| - Head and Neck Cancer |
- Brain Cancer |
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| Neurology PET |
- Diagnosis of partial epilepsy
- Localizing seizure focus
- Predicting surgical outcome
- Early diagnosis of dementia
- Diagnosis of Alzheimer’s
Disease |
PET for refractory seizures is covered if it is permitted for presurgical evaluations PET for Alzheimer’s Disease is covered for patients with: Documented cognitive decline of at least six months. Recently established diagnosis of dementia who:
Meet diagnostic criteria for both Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) and fronto-temporal dementia (FTD)
Have been evaluated for specific alternate neurodegenerative disease or causative factors.
The cause of the clinical symptoms remain uncertain. |
