Positron Emission Tomography (PET)

ECT (Emission Computed Tomography), PET (Positron Emission Tomography) Scan

References

Citations

1. Klocke RJ, et al. (2003). ACC/AHA/ASNC guidelines for the clinical use of cardiac radionuclide imaging—Executive summary: A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines. Circulation, 108: 1–15.

Other Works Consulted

• Pagana KD, Pagana TJ (2006). Mosby’s Manual of Diagnostic and Laboratory Tests, 3rd ed. St. Louis: Mosby.

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