The prevalence of a false-positive myocardial perfusion stress SPET test in a skinny patient, induced by projection truncation.

In conclusion, it is suggested that in cases of very thin patients it is often necessary to avoid truncation artefacts by correctly positioning the patient's heart. PMID: 25679080 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Source: Hellenic Journal of Nuclear Medicine - Category: Nuclear Medicine Tags: Hell J Nucl Med Source Type: research