Table 2.

SPECT, CMR and PET results

	SPECT	CMR	PET	P value (Friedman)
Time from 99mTc tracer inj. to (h)	2.2 ± 0.3	34.5 ± 8.5‡	32.4 ± 24.4‡	0.02
Area at risk, % of LV	35.2 ± 16.6	34.7 ± 11.3	28.1 ± 16.1‡§	0.03
Final infarct size, % of LV	12.3 ± 15.4	13.7 ± 10.4	11.9 ± 14.6	0.72
Myocardial salvage index	0.64 ± 0.33	0.65 ± 0.20	0.63 ± 0.28	0.78

Values are mean ± SD

^99m Tc, technetium-99m; LV, left ventricle; Salvage index, (AAR-FIS)/AAR; AAR, area at risk; FIS, final infarct size

^‡ P < .05 compared to SPECT

^§ P < .05 compared to CMR