PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Mesotten, L AU - Maes, A AU - Hambye, A S AU - Everaert, H AU - Van den Maegdenbergh, V AU - Franken, P AU - Mortelmans, L TI - Nuclear cardiology, Part IV: Viability. DP - 1999 Jun 01 TA - Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology PG - 93--102 VI - 27 IP - 2 4099 - http://tech.snmjournals.org/content/27/2/93.short 4100 - http://tech.snmjournals.org/content/27/2/93.full SO - J. Nucl. Med. Technol.1999 Jun 01; 27 AB - After reading Part IV of this series of nuclear cardiology articles, the reader should be able to describe: (a) the differences between SPECT and PET techniques; (b) the various radiopharmaceuticals and imaging protocols used for detecting viability with SPECT; (c) the different radiopharmaceuticals and imaging protocols used for detecting viability with PET; and (d) the imaging patterns observed after reconstructing myocardial images.