Becker's Healthcare September 17, 2024
Elizabeth Gregerson

Approximately 44.2 million people in the U.S. live more than 60 miles away from the nearest cardiac positron emission tomography center, according to a study published Aug. 28 in JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging.

Researchers from the Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center used 2021 CMS and U.S. census tract data to calculate the number of cardiac PET centers in each state per 1 million residents and the median travel distance to those centers for state residents.

Here are seven things to know:

  • There were 660 U.S. facilities offering cardiac PET in 2021.
  • The states with the highest number of facilities offering cardiac PET were Texas (96), California (80) and Florida (78). There were no facilities offering cardiac PET...

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