Positron emission tomography (PET) is usually taken as the gold standard for assessment of myocardial viability. A mismatch between perfusion and metabolism whereby underperfused region of myocardium is
Prosthetic valve endocarditis and intracardiac device related endocarditis are difficult to diagnose and treat. Because of dense acoustic shadowing related to the components of prosthetic valves and cardiac
PET CT in aortic disease Positron emission tomography (PET) using fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) is useful in detecting areas of high metabolic activity as in case of inflammatory cells and
Metabolic tracers for PET scan include C-11 palmitate, I-123 Beta-methyl-p-[123I]-iodophenyl-pentadecanoic acid (BMIPP) and F18 fluro-deoxy glucose (FDG).
