This agent emits signals that are detected by a special camera. The images taken by this camera show if any part of the heart is not getting enough blood.
Myocardial Perfusion Images
Vincent Robinson, MD
Director
Nuclear Cardiology
| Myocardial Perfusion Imaging -- computer-generated pictures -- is a procedure that shows the flow of blood to the heart muscle. The blood vessels are first dilated through exercise or pharmacologic stress agents. Then a small amount of radioactive imaging agent is injected.
This agent emits signals that are detected by a special camera. The images taken by this camera show if any part of the heart is not getting enough blood.
Myocardial Perfusion Images |
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