This month, Mercy Springfield introduced a new machine that combines the chemical portion of a stress test with a CT scan. The Cardiac PET-CT scan allows doctors to get a more accurate reading of ...

and PET with 11 C hydroxyephedrine. Diagnosis. Stress-induced (Takotsubo) cardiomyopathy (apical ballooning syndrome). Management. The patient was monitored with cardiac telemetry. Metoprolol and ...

A cardiac emergency in SPECT/CT and PET/CT occurs infrequently but necessitates prompt recognition and an appropriate ...

Cardiac cath is still the better test for determining ... echocardiography, nuclear stress tests, or CTA," Steiner says. Positron emission tomography (PET) scanning -- combined with CTA ...

Bracco believes all patients, regardless of where they live, should have access to the diagnostic power of cardiac PET imaging. The test can be ... rest or pharmacologic stress conditions to ...