When Performing PET in a Patient with a History of Coronary

question 14

Multiple Choice

When performing PET in a patient with a history of coronary disease and multiple infarcts, myocardial perfusion imaging with fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) , FDG reflects the relatively

• A)decreased utilization of glucose in regions of ischemic tissue.
• B)increased utilization of glucose in regions of decreased perfusion.
• C)increased utilization of glucose in regions of scarred tissue.
• D)decreased utilization of glucose in surrounding tissue.

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