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Non-invasive cardiac imaging technologies for the assessment of myocardial viability

30 Jul 2010

The mandate of the Medical Advisory Secretariat is to provide evidence-based policy advice on the coordinated uptake of health services and new health technologies in Ontario to the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care and to the healthcare system. [...] The following is a summary of evidence-based analyses of available medical literature regarding the effectiveness of PET and cardiac MRI for the assessment of myocardial viability. [...] Non-Invasive Cardiac Imaging Technologies for the Assessment of Myocardial Viability – OHTAS 2010; 10(14) 10 PET for the Assessment of Myocardial Viability Objective The objective of this analysis is to assess the effectiveness and safety of PET imaging using FDG for the assessment of myocardial viability. [...] To evaluate the effectiveness of FDG PET viability imaging, the following outcomes were examined: the diagnostic accuracy of FDG PET for predicting functional recovery; the impact of PET viability imaging on prognosis (mortality and other patient outcomes); and the contribution of PET viability imaging to treatment decision making and subsequent patient outcomes. [...] The available PET viability imaging literature addresses two questions: 1) what is the diagnostic accuracy of PET imaging for the assessment; and 2) what is the prognostic value of PET viability imaging.
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ISBN
9781443519694
Pages
24
Published in
Canada

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