Infusion versus bolus injection of Tc-99m tetrofosmin in the identification of viable myocardium

Derebek E., Kozan O., Durak H., ÇAPA KAYA G., Capa G., Ozbilek E., ...More

CLINICAL NUCLEAR MEDICINE, vol.23, no.3, pp.146-149, 1998 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 23 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 1998
  • Doi Number: 10.1097/00003072-199803000-00002
  • Journal Name: CLINICAL NUCLEAR MEDICINE
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.146-149
  • Keywords: infusion, myocardial viability, Tc-99m tetrofosmin, Tl-201, CORONARY-ARTERY DISEASE, VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, HIBERNATING MYOCARDIUM, TL-201, TECHNETIUM-99M-TETROFOSMIN, REDISTRIBUTION, REINJECTION, VIABILITY, SPECT, SCINTIGRAPHY
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: No

Abstract

In this report, a patient with 100% RCA stenosis and prominent collaterals, in which Tl-201 rest/redistribution and Tc-99m tetrofosmin infusion imaging findings were compatible with viable myocardium in contrast to Tc-99m tetrofosmin bolus imaging is presented, Viability was confirmed with improvement of wall motion and perfusion 3 months after revascularization, Infusion of Tc-99m tetrofosmin rather than a bolus injection may be a more reliable technique in the identification of severely ischemic but viable myocardium.