1994
Technetium-99m-tetrofosmin to assess myocardial blood flow: experimental validation in an intact canine model of ischemia.
Sinusas AJ, Shi Q, Saltzberg MT, Vitols P, Jain D, Wackers FJ, Zaret BL. Technetium-99m-tetrofosmin to assess myocardial blood flow: experimental validation in an intact canine model of ischemia. Journal Of Nuclear Medicine 1994, 35: 664-71. PMID: 8151391.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTechnetium-99mCanine modelPerfusion tracerMicrosphere flowCoronary artery occlusionInitial myocardial uptakeIntact canine modelOpen-chest dogsMyocardial perfusion imagingMyocardial blood flowDynamic planar imagingArtery occlusionPharmacological vasodilatationPharmacological stressMyocardial perfusion tracersMyocardial uptakeRadiotracer injectionBlood flowMyocardial perfusionPerfusion imagingArterial samplingMyocardial flowBackground activity ratioTetrofosminIschemia
1993
Myocardial risk area defined by technetium-99m sestamibi imaging during percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty: Comparison with coronary angiography
Haronian H, Remetz M, Sinusas A, Baron J, Miller H, Cleman M, Zaret B, Wackers F. Myocardial risk area defined by technetium-99m sestamibi imaging during percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty: Comparison with coronary angiography. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 1993, 22: 1033-1043. PMID: 8409038, DOI: 10.1016/0735-1097(93)90413-u.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAngioplasty, Balloon, CoronaryClinical ProtocolsCollateral CirculationCoronary AngiographyCoronary DiseaseEvaluation Studies as TopicFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionObserver VariationPredictive Value of TestsPrognosisReproducibility of ResultsRisk FactorsSeverity of Illness IndexTechnetium Tc 99m SestamibiTomography, Emission-Computed, Single-PhotonConceptsMyocardial risk areaCoronary angiographyCoronary angioplastyQuantitative myocardial perfusionMyocardial perfusionMyocardial areaPercutaneous transluminal coronary angioplastyAngiographic risk scoresSmall risk areasTransluminal coronary angioplastyCoronary artery diseaseCoronary artery stenosisInitial myocardial uptakeAngioplasty balloon inflationArtery diseaseLeft anteriorNonperfused areaArtery stenosisCoronary anatomyCoronary arteryBalloon inflationPatient managementMyocardial uptakeRisk scoreAngioplasty