This Journal CME activity will consider the Feasibility of myocardial blood flow quantification to detect flow-limited coronary artery disease with a one-day rest/stress continuous rapid imaging protocol on cardiac-dedicated CZT SPECT.

This activity is targeted at imaging professionals and is intended to provide the latest information on clinical practice and cutting-edge scientific advances in nuclear cardiology and cardiac imaging.

After reading and reflecting upon this article in the Journal Nuclear Cardiology, the learner should be able to:

• Understand the impact of rest residual activity on the stress dynamic SPECT data that would result in overestimated stress MBF and MFR in the one-day dynamic SPECT imaging.
• Understand that this impact is prominent in either the intermittently sequential imaging (ISI) protocol (two dynamic and two ECG-gated scans) or the continuous rapid imaging (CRI) protocol (two dynamic/ECG-gated scans).
• Understand that the rest residual activity correction (RAC) is important to alleviate the impact to warrant the accuracy of SPECT MBF quantitation for clinical utilization.
• Understand different types of methods to correct for the rest residual activity in stress dynamic data.

The purpose of this CME activity in the Journal of Nuclear Cardiology is to increase the learners’ competence in the application of nuclear cardiology strategies in clinical practice.

Evaluation Deadlines: AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™, ARRT Category A, and Participation Credits = March 28, 2025

The American Society of Nuclear Cardiology is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.



Physicians: The American Society of Nuclear Cardiology designates this Journal-based CME activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Technologists: The American Society of Nuclear Cardiology is a recognized provider of continuing education credit for technologists. ASNC’s Continuing Education (CE) credit is accepted by both NMTCB and ARRT. This Journal-based activity has been approved for a maximum of 1 ARRT Category A credit for Technologists.

Release Date: March 29, 2024
Expiration Date: March 28, 2025

ASNC members may claim continuing education credits at no charge. Non-members will be charged $50 per activity.