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Myocardial perfusion scan with exercise
Myocardial perfusion imaging looks at blood flow to the left ventricle. This is primarily accomplished using nuclear techniques such as pet or spect using radiotracers such as tl-201, tc-99m, or n-13 ammonia. When it is done with exercise, the myocardial perfusion scan shows blood flow during exercise, and usually compares that to perfusion at rest in order to evaluate for inducible ischemia.
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