To check the heart muscle. If heart tissue has died because of a heart attack, the heart will not work as well. The doctor can use this information to plan treatment. PET can be an alternative to invasive tests such as cardiac catheterization, in which a thin tube is threaded through an artery and into the heart. False positives are results that show coronary heart disease where none really exists.
False positives can lead to people undergoing unnecessary procedures.
False negatives can lead to undetected heart disease. Please proceed to our Scientific Publications page for more information. Only a doctor can decide if a PET is the right heart test for a particular patient. If you are interested in PET as an alternative to some other heart test such as stress testing or cardiac catheterization, talk to your doctor.