Exercise/rest measurements of the standardized uptake value ratio (SUVR) are used with an exponential calibration function to estimate myocardial flow reserve (MFR). (IMAGE)

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Exercise/rest measurements of the standardized uptake value ratio (SUVR) are used with an exponential calibration function to estimate myocardial flow reserve (MFR).

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Figure 1. Exercise/rest measurements of the standardized uptake value ratio (SUVR) are used with an exponential calibration function to estimate myocardial flow reserve (MFR). This allows (i) the physiological information from the exercise stress to be combined with (ii) the proven value of PET-derived MFR in epicardial and microvascular CAD.

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Image created by RA deKemp, uOttawa Heart Institute, ON, Canada.

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