Poor functional outcomes after a heart attack can be predicted with a new PET imaging agent, 68Ga-FAPI-46. According to research presented at the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging 2022 Annual Meeting, when correlated with cardiac MRI, 68Ga-FAPI-46 PET is new specific indicator of active fibrosis and can identify a patient’s chances of recovery. The detailed depiction of 68Ga-FAPI-46 PET signal after acute anterior myocardial infarction has been selected as SNMMI’s 2022 Image of the Year.
New biomarker predicts severity of cardiac remodeling after heart attack
Poor functional outcomes after a heart attack can be predicted with a new PET imaging agent, 68Ga-FAPI-46. According to research presented at the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging 2022 Annual Meeting, when correlated with cardiac MRI, 68Ga-FAPI-46 PET is new specific indicator of active fibrosis and can identify a patient's chances of recovery. The detailed depiction of 68Ga-FAPI-46 PET signal after acute anterior myocardial infarction has been selected as SNMMI's 2022 Image of the Year.