[What are the indications for myocardial scintigraphy?].
Myocardial scintigraphy is a noninvasive technique of functional blood flow imaging whose indications are often poorly defined. The various practical modalities of the examination, as well as the tracers currently available in France are reviewed. The diagnostic value in the detection of coronary disease is then described, with emphasis on the complementarity of scintigraphy and the other techniques, particularly the stress test, and by trying to position scintigraphy in the context of the optimal diagnostic strategy. Finally, the prognostic value of scintigraphy, its value in post-infarction assessment and in the functional evaluation of known coronary stenoses are discussed.
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Service de Médecine Nucléaire, Centre Jean-Perrin et Faculté de Médecine, Clermont-Ferrand.
D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006321:Heart / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011379:Prognosis; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012008:Recurrence
Quelles sont les indications de la scintigraphie myocardique?