Dynamic positron computed tomography of the heart with a high sensitivity positron camera and nitrogen-13 ammonia
Dynamic positron computed tomography (PCT) of the heart was performed with a high-sensitivity, whole-body multislice PCT device and (/sup 13/N)ammonia. Serial 15-sec dynamic study immediately after i.v. (/sup 13/N)ammonia injection showed blood pool of the ventricular cavities in the first scan and myocardial images from the third scan in normal cases. In patients with myocardial infarction and mitral valve disease, tracer washout from the lung and myocardial peak time tended to be longer, suggesting presence of pulmonary congestion. PCT delineated tracer retention in the dorsal part of the lung. Serial 5-min late dynamic study in nine cases showed gradual increase in myocardial activity for 30 min in all normal segments and 42% of infarct segments, while less than 13% activity increase was observed in 50% of infarct segments. Thus, serial dynamic PCT with (/sup 13/N)ammonia assessing tracer kinetics in the heart and lung is a valuable adjunct to the static myocardial perfusion imaging for evaluation of various cardiac disorders.
- Research Organization:
- Kyoto Univ. School of Medicine, Japan
- OSTI ID:
- 5476448
- Journal Information:
- J. Nucl. Med.; (United States), Vol. 26:6
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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