Clinical Myocardial Perfusion PET/CT*

The Journal of Nuclear Medicine;  May 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ......been used for evaluating myocardial perfusion with PET, the most widely...clinical practice are ^sup 82^Rb and ^sup 13^N-amrnonia. ^sup 82^Rb ^sup 82^Rb is a potassium analog...properties similar to those of ^sup 201^Tl (7). Because of...an on-site cyclotron, ^sup 82^Rb ...

Myocardial Perfusion Imaging Protocols: Is There an Ideal Protocol?*

Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology;  March 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ......Keywords: myocardial perfusion imaging; tracer...myocardial uptake; ^sup 201^TI; ^sup 99m^Tc J Nucl...evaluation of myocardial perfusion for the diagnosis...modality. ^sup 201^Tl was introduced as a myocardial perfusion imaging agent...

Initial Characterization of an ^sup 18^F-Labeled Myocardial Perfusion...

The Journal of Nuclear Medicine;  April 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ......of a new ^sup 18^F-labeled myocardial perfusion agent (^sup 18^F-BMS...imaging. Thus, ^sup 18^F-BMS...imaging of myocardial perfusion and can be...the first ^sup 18^F-labeled...assessment of myocardial perfusion was proposed...

(99m)Tc-N-NOET imaging for myocardial perfusion: Can it offer more than we...

The Journal of Nuclear Medicine;  September 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ......lipophilic ^sup 99m^-Tc-labeled...proposed as a myocardial perfusion imaging agent is ^sup 99m^Tc-(Nethoxy...to those of ^sup 201^TI than to...nevertheless, ^sup 99m^Tc-N-NOET...technetium analog of ^sup 201^T1. ^sup 99m^Tc-N-NOET allows imaging of myocardial ...

Quantitative Myocardial Perfusion and Coronary Reserve in Rats with ^sup...

The Journal of Nuclear Medicine;  November 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ......to increase myocardial perfusion. For each stress...with 185 MBq of ^sup 13^N-NH^sub 3...for PET. PET of myocardial perfusion with ^sup 13^N-ammonia...anesthetic drugs, on ^sup 13^N-NH^sub 3^ myocardial perfusion at rest and during...

Correlations between uptake of technetium-99m Q12 and thallium-201:...

The Journal of Nuclear Medicine;  January 1, 1998 ;     700+ words ......as has been noted for ^sup 201^Tl and sestamibi...the circumflex artery, ^sup 201^Tl and Q12 were injected...blood flow pattern and myocardial viability. Also, delayed...thallium-201 Stress ^sup 20l^TI myocardial perfusion imaging is widely used...disease (1-3). However, ^sup ...

99mTc-tetrofosmin assessment of myocardial perfusion and viability in...

The Journal of Nuclear Medicine;  January 1, 1999 ;     700+ words ......Conclusion: These data suggest that administration of ^sup 99^mTc-tetrofosmin during coronary occlusion accurately...and myocardial viability after reperfusion. Key Words: ^sup 201^TI; ^sup 99^mTc-tetrofosmin; radionuclide imaging; myocardial infarction J Nucl Med 1999; 40:142-149 ...

Diastolic Filling Parameters Derived from Myocardial Perfusion Imaging Can...

The Journal of Nuclear Medicine;  May 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ......CAD). An elevated stress ^sup 201^Tl lung-to-heart ratio...Since the introduction of ^sup 99m^Tc-labeled agents, this...diastolic dysfunction by myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI). Methods...SPECT software. Resting ^sup 201^Tl LHR was calculated...were superior to resting ^sup 201^Tl ...

Validation of myocardial perfusion reserve measurements using regularized...

The Journal of Nuclear Medicine;  December 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ...The use of H^sub 2^^sup 15^O PET scans for the measurement of myocardial perfusion reserve (MPR) has been...acquisitions such as C^sup 15^O inhalation or ^sup 18^F-FDG injection to obtain...directly from H^sub 2^^sup 15^O studies without any C^sup 15^O or FDG scan. The ...

Myocardial perfusion, glucose utilization and oxidative metabolism in a...

The Journal of Nuclear Medicine;  February 1, 1998 ;     700+ words ......LBBB) was examined by PET. Myocardial perfusion, glucose utilization and oxidative...metabolism were evaluated by ^sup 13^N-ammonia, ^sup 18^F-fluorodeoxyglucose...infarction in the anterior wall. The myocardial perfusion, glucose utilization and oxidative...

Procedure Guideline for Myocardial Perfusion Imaging 3.3*

Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology;  September 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ......the results of myocardial perfusion imaging studies...AND DEFINITIONS Myocardial perfusion imaging uses an...radiopharmaceuticals used for myocardial perfusion imaging include ^sup 201^Tl and the...scar. When the ^sup 99^mTc-labeled...benefit from ^sup 18^F FDG ...

Prognostic Value of Automated Quantification of ^sup 99m^Tc-Sestamibi...

The Journal of Nuclear Medicine;  February 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ......interpretation of ^sup 99m^Tc-sestamibi SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging has...referred for ^sup 99m^Tc-sestamibi SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging who...quantification of ^sup 99m^Tc-sestamibi SPECT myocardial perfusion scans provides...

Comparison of 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional ^sup 82^Rb myocardial...

The Journal of Nuclear Medicine;  August 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ......by injecting 2,220 MBq of ^sup 82^Rb intravenously. For half...dose (HD) (2,220 MBq) of ^sup 82^Rb; for the remainder of...low dose (LD) (740 MBq) of ^sup 82^Rb was used. In the 2D...comparable. LD 3D imaging can make ^sup 82^Rb PET cardiac imaging...3-dimensional PET; 2-dimensional PET; ...

Nitrogen-13-ammonia and oxygen-15-water estimates of absolute myocardial...

The Journal of Nuclear Medicine;  October 1, 1998 ;     700+ words ......with chronic left ventricular ischemic dysfunction by ^sup 15^O-water with ^sup 13^N-ammonia and PET have yielded conflicting results...measurements of absolute MBF in the anterior wall by use of ^sup 15^O-water and ^sup 13^Nammonia before coronary revascularization...

Prognostic value of dobutamine-atropine stress (99m)Tc-tetrofosmin...

The Journal of Nuclear Medicine;  June 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ...^sup 99m^Tc-Tetrofosmin...assessment of myocardial perfusion. Data regarding...dobutamineatropine stress ^sup 99m^Tc-tetrofosmin...Results: Myocardial perfusion abnormalities...Pharmacologic stress myocardial perfusion imaging is...many years, ^sup 201^T1 was...