SNMMI: Mouaz Al-Mallah discusses cardiac PET

Will Morton
Jun 1, 2026

LOS ANGELES -- In an interview at the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging annual meeting, Mouaz Al-Mallah, MD, of Houston Methodist in Texas and a past president of the American College of Nuclear Cardiology, discussed cardiac PET imaging, including new efforts to create more access for patients and the impact of new radiotracers.

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