1992
Comparison of thallium-201 and technetium-99m methoxyisobutyl isonitrile
Wackers F. Comparison of thallium-201 and technetium-99m methoxyisobutyl isonitrile. The American Journal Of Cardiology 1992, 70: e30-e34. PMID: 1442570, DOI: 10.1016/0002-9149(92)90036-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThallium-201Coronary artery diseaseComparative clinical trialsSimilar diagnostic yieldSingle photon emissionSymptomatic patientsArtery diseaseMethoxyisobutyl isonitrileNormalcy ratePrognostic significanceViable myocardiumClinical trialsDiagnostic yieldNumerous patientsMyocardial perfusionDiagnostic concordanceImaging protocolClinical applicationPatientsPrognostic proceduresGood specificityTechnetiumAgentsPerfusionMyocardium
1989
Early image acquisition after administration of indium-111 platelets in clinically suspected deep venous thrombosis
Farlow D, Ezekowitz M, Rao S, Martinez C, Denny D, Morse S, Decho J, Wackers F, Strauss E. Early image acquisition after administration of indium-111 platelets in clinically suspected deep venous thrombosis. The American Journal Of Cardiology 1989, 64: 363-368. PMID: 2502903, DOI: 10.1016/0002-9149(89)90536-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDeep venous thrombosisVenous thrombosisPlatelet scintigraphyEarly imagingAsymptomatic high-risk patientsSymptomatic deep venous thrombosisAcute deep venous thrombosisIndium-111 platelet scintigraphyHigh-risk patientsIndium-111 plateletsEarly image acquisitionIndium-111 oxinePlatelet injectionPlatelet scanAnticoagulated patientsSymptomatic patientsContrast venographyRecent onsetTimely institutionIntravenous administrationScintigraphyBlinded observersPatientsThrombosisLow sensitivity
1982
Radionuclide angiographic exercise left ventricular performance in chronic aortic regurgitation: Relationship to resting echographic ventricular dimensions and systolic wall stress index
Lewis S, Riba A, Berger H, Davies R, Wackers F, Alexander J, Sands M, Cohen L, Zaret B. Radionuclide angiographic exercise left ventricular performance in chronic aortic regurgitation: Relationship to resting echographic ventricular dimensions and systolic wall stress index. American Heart Journal 1982, 103: 498-504. PMID: 7064791, DOI: 10.1016/0002-8703(82)90336-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic aortic regurgitationExercise reserveAortic regurgitationRadius/wall thickness ratioEjection fractionRadionuclide angiocardiographyLV dimensionsEchocardiographic LV dimensionsUpright bicycle exerciseFirst-pass radionuclide angiocardiographyM-mode echocardiographyWall stress indexAR patientsSymptomatic patientsBicycle exerciseVentricular dimensionsVentricular performanceExercise responseExercise performancePatientsEnd systoleEnd diastoleAbsolute changeRegurgitationWall thickness ratio