Résumé
82 Rb myocardial perfusion imaging is feasible in pediatric populations (from newborns to adolescents) and offers definite advantages over SPECT, including shorter acquisitions, better spatial resolution, lower radiation exposure, and absolute quantification of myocardial blood flow and myocardial flow reserve. Guidelines or recommendations concerning its clinical use are, however, lacking, with reports restricted to selected cases. The superiority of the method over other available noninvasive imaging techniques remains to be proven in clinical studies.