Infusion versus bolus injection of Tc-99m tetrofosmin in the identification of viable myocardium
CLINICAL NUCLEAR MEDICINE, vol.23, no.3, pp.146-149, 1998 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- 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
- Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes
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.