Wael A. Jaber, MD
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH

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After participating in this activity, learners should be able to achieve the following:

• Understand the concepts of ischemia, viability, hibernation and scar
• Understand and describe the role of 18F-FDG PET imaging in the assessment of myocardial viability
• Explain how 18F-FDG PET imaging data is used in the diagnosis of viability imaging
• Describe the various 18F-FDG PET viability protocols including patient preparation and image acquisition protocol
• List critical components for interpretation and reporting of 18F-FDG PET viability studies