Technetium-99m-labeled Myocardial Perfusion Agents: Are They Better than Thallium-201?
Kailasnath P, Sinusas A. Technetium-99m-labeled Myocardial Perfusion Agents: Are They Better than Thallium-201? Cardiology In Review 2001, 9: 160-172. PMID: 11304401, DOI: 10.1097/00045415-200105000-00009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary artery diseasePerfusion tracerPerfusion agentArtery diseaseMyocardial viabilityThallium-201Perfusion imagingMyocardial perfusion imagingRegional flow heterogeneityPharmacologic stressorChest painMyocardial perfusion agentRisk stratificationAcute assessmentNew perfusion agentTechnetium-99mClinical valueMyocardial uptakeIschemic regionAssessment of viabilityCoronary vasculatureMyocardial flowClearance kineticsMyocardial retentionTracer availability