Abstract:Myocardial ischemia is associated with many cardiovascular diseases, including coronary artery disease, congestive heart failure, hypertensive left ventricular hypertrophy, and diabetic cardiomyopathy, etc. The ischemia is caused by the imbalance of myocardial oxygen supply and demand. Positron emission tomography (PET) is the only noninvasive imaging technique to directly measure myocardial oxygenation. However, its low spatial resolution, limited availability, and ionizing radiation discourage the widespread… Show more
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