Barts Heart Centre is one of the leading specialist cardiovascular centres in the UK, offering contemporary, state-of-the-art treatments for the full range of heart conditions. Imaging provides an important part of the diagnostic pathway of these patients, and for many decades myocardial perfusion scintigraphy (MPS) using radioactive tracers imaged with gamma cameras has been the […]
Maria Burniston, Leon Menezes, Leanne Price
Barts Health NHS Trust
SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) is one of the most common nuclear medicine procedures undertaken in the UK with over 80,000 performed per year. It is used for managing cardiovascular disease, which often presents as angina and can lead to myocardial infarction (MI). 99mTc SPECT MPI is non-invasive nuclear medicine imaging that provides functional information […]
Stephanie Jewitt, Dr Sarah Cade, Martyn Evans
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Trust
Computed tomography (CT) is capable of comprehensively assessing the heart in order to provide information on anatomy, function, perfusion and viability. CT coronary angiography can assess both the coronary artery lumen and the characteristics of atherosclerotic plaques. CT myocardial perfusion imaging can provide additional information compared to CT coronary angiography by highlighting areas of myocardial […]
Dr Michelle Williams
NHS Lothian