Not So Fast… Barriers to PET Adoption-Not So Fast… Barriers to PET Adoption

Not So Fast… Barriers to PET Adoption

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Dennis Calnon discusses the slow adoption of cardiac PET imaging, highlighting barriers like cost, lack of training, and limited geographic availability. Cardiac PET, while increasingly popular, still trails SPECT imaging in usage. Challenges include the high cost of equipment and tracers, insufficient training for cardiologists and nuclear technologists, and hesitancy towards hybrid imaging. He emphasizes the need for physician champions and educational efforts to expand usage. The recent FDA approval of floperidaz, with its longer half-life, could enhance accessibility and viability, offering potential progress in cardiac PET adoption.

Keywords

cardiac PET imaging

barriers

FDA approval

training

floperidaz