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Radionuclide imaging of the myocardium is based on the principle that a photon-emitting radiotracer is extracted from the blood by viable cardiomyocytes and retained intracellularly long enough for detection by a sensitive detector (commonly called a scintillation camera or gamma camera). The two most common myocardial radionuclide imaging techniques in modern clinical practice are single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) and positron emission tomography (PET). Older myocardial radionuclide imaging techniques, including planar perfusion imaging and radionuclide angiography, have been largely replaced by other cardiac imaging procedures.
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Shah, N.R., Hernandez, E.A., Lopez, J.A., Moore, W.H. (2012). Myocardial Radionuclide Imaging. In: Fioranelli, M., Frajese, G. (eds) Sports Cardiology. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-2775-6_7
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