Krypton-81m imaging of the right ventricle
Journal Article
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· J. Nucl. Med.; (United States)
OSTI ID:5934816
The authors report the development of a method for obtaining right-ventricular radionuclide angiograms using continuous peripheral intravenous infusion of the ultra-short-lived nuclide krypton-81m. This tracer has a half-life of 13 sec, emits a single 190-keV photon, and is extremely insoluble. During infusion into a peripheral vein, Kr-81m achieves stable count rates over the right heart, and it is essentially completely cleared by the lungs during its initial pulmonary transit. Thus no interfering activity is present in the systemic circulation. Initial studies provide excellent data on right-heart anatomy and function.
- Research Organization:
- V.A. Medical Center, La Jolla, CA
- OSTI ID:
- 5934816
- Journal Information:
- J. Nucl. Med.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Nucl. Med.; (United States) Vol. 26:1; ISSN JNMEA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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550601* -- Medicine-- Unsealed Radionuclides in Diagnostics
550801 -- Morphology-- Tracer Techniques
59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
ANATOMY
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BODY
CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
COUNTING TECHNIQUES
DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES
ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES
EVEN-ODD NUCLEI
HEART
INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI
ISOMERIC NUCLEI
ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES
ISOTOPES
KRYPTON 81
KRYPTON ISOTOPES
LUNGS
NUCLEI
ORGANS
RADIOISOTOPE GENERATORS
RADIOISOTOPE SCANNING
RADIOISOTOPES
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
SCINTISCANNING
SECONDS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
550801 -- Morphology-- Tracer Techniques
59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
ANATOMY
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BODY
CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
COUNTING TECHNIQUES
DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES
ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES
EVEN-ODD NUCLEI
HEART
INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI
ISOMERIC NUCLEI
ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES
ISOTOPES
KRYPTON 81
KRYPTON ISOTOPES
LUNGS
NUCLEI
ORGANS
RADIOISOTOPE GENERATORS
RADIOISOTOPE SCANNING
RADIOISOTOPES
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
SCINTISCANNING
SECONDS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES