Radiology Today: Gated SPECT Is Best for Heart Disease Assessment

[Kevin Palmer]

A study comparing the ability of various medical techniques to accurately determine the extent of heart disease and stratify patients according to disease severity found that myocardial perfusion testing with gated SPECT was the best predictor of prognosis in chronic ischemic heart disease. According to the American Heart Association, it is the leading cause of death in the United States and the European Union.
Read more