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Myocardial perfusion with rubidium-82. II. Effects of metaolic and pharmacologic interventions. [Dogs]

Journal Article · · J. Nucl. Med.; (United States)
OSTI ID:5028540
In order to validate a new method for quantifying coronary blood flow, a bolus of rubidium-82 (Rb-82) was injected intravenously into 28 open-chested dogs under a wide range of flow and physiologic conditions, using beta probes to monitor myocardial radioactivity. Extraction fraction and perfusion were measured using a functional model that separates the data into the free and trapped myocardial rubidium. Extraction and uptake of rubidium were lower during acidosis than during alkalosis and were unchanged by glucose-insulin, digoxin, or propranolol. Myocardial flow, as indicated by rubidium, correlated linearly with simultaneous measurements of flow by microspheres in the same sample volume over a wide range of flow (r = 0.97, n = 106, range 0.02 to 7.75 ml/min/g). Regional myocardial blood flow can be accurately determined using generator-produced Rb-82. Studies using current state-of-the-art, fast positron-emission tomographic cameras are required to determine the utility of this approach in man.
Research Organization:
Univ. of Texas Medical School; Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Houston; Los Alamos National Lab., NM
OSTI ID:
5028540
Journal Information:
J. Nucl. Med.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Nucl. Med.; (United States) Vol. 24:10; ISSN JNMEA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English