Adenosine thallium 201 myocardial perfusion scintigraphy

Journal Article · Mon Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 1991 · American Heart Journal; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/0002-8703(91)90800-W· OSTI ID:5392783

Verani, M S ^[1]

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1. Baylor College of Medicine and Nuclear Cardiology, The Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX (USA)

Pharmacologic coronary vasodilation as an adjunct to myocardial perfusion imaging has become increasingly important in the evaluation of patients with coronary artery disease, in view of the large number of patients who cannot perform an adequate exercise test or in whom contraindications render exercise inappropriate. Adenosine is a very potent coronary vasodilator and when combined with thallium 201 scintigraphy produces images of high quality, with the added advantages of a very short half-life (less than 10 seconds) and the ability to adjust the dose during the infusion, which may enhance safety and curtail the duration of side effects. The reported sensitivity and specificity of adenosine thallium 201 scintigraphy for the detection of coronary artery disease are high and at least comparable with imaging after exercise or dipyridamole administration. 23 refs.

• OSTI ID: 5392783
• Journal Information: American Heart Journal; (United States), Journal Name: American Heart Journal; (United States) Vol. 122:1 ( Pt 1); ISSN AHJOA; ISSN 0002-8703
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
ADENOSINE
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BIOLOGICAL HALF-LIFE
BODY
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES
CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY
COUNTING TECHNIQUES
DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
DIAGNOSIS
DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES
DISEASES
ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES
EMISSION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY
HEART
HEAVY NUCLEI
ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES
ISOTOPES
NUCLEI
NUCLEOSIDES
NUCLEOTIDES
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANS
RADIOISOTOPE SCANNING
RADIOISOTOPES
RIBOSIDES
SCINTISCANNING
SECONDS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS
SPECIFICITY
THALLIUM 201
THALLIUM ISOTOPES
TOMOGRAPHY
VASODILATION