“Apical thinning”: Relations between myocardial wall thickness and apical left ventricular tracer uptake as assessed with positron emission tomography myocardial perfusion imaging
ConclusionsApical thinning is a highly prevalent finding during 13N-ammonia PET-MPI that is not solely attributable to true anatomical apical wall thickness or the partial volume effect. Other factors that yet need to be identified seem to have a more prominent impact.
Source: Journal of Nuclear Cardiology - Category: Nuclear Medicine Source Type: research
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