Cardiac PET

Cardiac PET
ICD-10-PCSC23G, C23Y
OPS-301 code3-741

Cardiac PET (or cardiac positron emission tomography) is a form of diagnostic imaging in which the presence of heart disease is evaluated using a PET scanner. Intravenous injection of a radiotracer is performed as part of the scan. Commonly used radiotracers are Rubidium-82, Nitrogen-13 ammonia and Oxygen-15 water.[1]

  1. ^ Ghosh N, Rimoldi OE, Beanlands RS, Camici PG (December 2010). "Assessment of myocardial ischaemia and viability: role of positron emission tomography". European Heart Journal. 31 (24): 2984–2995. doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehq361. PMID 20965888.
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