When performing PET in a patient with a history of coronary disease and multiple infarcts, myocardial perfusion imaging with fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG), FDG reflects the relatively

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Viability is typically assessed in a patient with a history of coronary disease and multiple infarcts, with a reduced ejection fraction and heart failure.In these patients, rest injected perfusion images are compared to the regional distribution of FDG in the myocardium (after glucose loading) to detect regions of relatively increased utilization of glucose in regions of decreased perfusion.

When Performing PET in a Patient with a History of Coronary