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May 28, 2019European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging14 citationsOpen Access

Temporal trends in test utilization and prevalence of ischaemia with positron emission tomography myocardial perfusion imaging

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FBFiras Al BadarinHouston MethodistPCPaul S. ChanGeneral / Preventive / Lipids
John A. Spertus
John A. SpertusCross-Cutting Cardiology

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Utilization of PET MPI at a large-volume referral centre increased significantly between 2003 and 2017. Despite a significant decrease in the prevalence of ischaemia with SPECT and PET during the same period, the decline was less with PET, perhaps related to baseline risk of tested patients.

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synapsesocial.com/papers/69dd1ef63ffc04feac1334c6https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjci/jez159
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