2009
3D Elasticity Imaging on an Open-chest Dog heart
Jia C, Kolias T, Rubin J, Yan P, Sinusas A, Dione D, Duncan J, Wei Q, Thiele K, Huang L, Huang S, O'Donnell M. 3D Elasticity Imaging on an Open-chest Dog heart. 2009, 155-158. DOI: 10.1109/ultsym.2009.5441850.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOpen-chest dog heartDog heartSpeckle trackingAcute ischemiaMyocardial ischemiaEnd of diastoleLeft anterior descending (LAD) coronary arteryAnterior descending (LAD) coronary arteryAbnormal myocardial deformationEnd of systoleLAD occlusionCoronary arteryAnterior wallLAD arteryMyocardial viabilityContractility changesComplex cardiac motionIschemia
2001
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