Table 2.

Short Comparison of Imaging Techniques for Assessment of Myocardial Infarction

	[18F]FDG-Positron Emission Tomography (PET)	Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
Advantages	high sensitivity, high accuracy for viability detection	high spatial resolution, high accuracy for scar detection
Disadvantages	exposure to ionizing radiation, lower spatial resolution	lower specificity of LGE
Provided information in heart imaging	myocardial viability, enhanced glucose uptake in inflammatory cardiac diseases enhanced glucose uptake in hibernating myocardium	myocardial function parameter: systolic and also diastolic, infarct size, myocardial edema, area at risk
Limitations	interference of inflammation, cost, availability restricted to specialized centers	interference by medical devices and metal implants

LGE, late gadolinium enhancement.