although the cost for cardiac pet with 82rb may be modestly higher than for 201tl , the greater diagnostic yield of pet results in comparable or lower overall medical management costs than no diagnostic tests/interventions and lower overall costs compared to thallium imaging for evaluating patients with chest pain , asymptomatic high risk males , and patients after acute myocardial infarction/thrombolysis for myocardial viability .
C0018787
cardiac
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acute myocardial