NUCLEAR CARDIOLOGY, PART IV: VIABILITY

: After reading Part IV of this series of nuclear cardiology articles, the reader should be able to describe: (a) the differences between SPECT and PET techniques; (b) the various radiopharmaceuticals and imaging protocols used for detecting viability with SPECT; (c) the different radiopharmaceuticals and imaging protocols used for detecting viability with PET; and (d) the imaging patterns observed after reconstructing myocardial images.