Technetium-99m sestamibi myocardial imaging at rest for assessment of myocardial infarction and first-pass ejection fraction
Boucher C, Wackers F, Zaret B, Mena I. Technetium-99m sestamibi myocardial imaging at rest for assessment of myocardial infarction and first-pass ejection fraction. The American Journal Of Cardiology 1992, 69: 22-27. PMID: 1530901, DOI: 10.1016/0002-9149(92)90670-t.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWall motion abnormalitiesFirst-pass ejection fractionEjection fractionQ-wave infarctsMotion abnormalitiesQ wavesAbnormal TcMyocardial infarctionSestamibi studiesFirst-pass imagingAbility of technetiumVentricular ejection fractionOccurrence of infarctionSestamibi myocardial perfusionPerfusion abnormalitiesWall motionRegional perfusionPosterior infarctsMyocardial perfusionMyocardial segmentsPatientsInfarctionSestamibi imagesProtocol IInfarctsTc-99m SestaMIBI: Will it replace Tl-201 in clinical cardiology?
Wackers F. Tc-99m SestaMIBI: Will it replace Tl-201 in clinical cardiology? Developments In Cardiovascular Medicine 1992, 128: 239-248. DOI: 10.1007/978-94-011-2666-3_16.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCoronary artery diseaseArtery diseaseEjection fractionPharmacological vasodilatationPhysical exerciseTl-201Regional wall motion studiesFirst-pass ejection fractionVentricular ejection fractionSize of infarctionAcute myocardial infarctionMyocardial perfusion imagingRegional wall motionMyocardial blood flowWall motion studiesThousands of patientsLower extraction fractionMyocardial salvageThrombolytic therapyVentricular functionCoronary occlusionMyocardial infarctionMyocardial ischemiaSestamibi imagingMyocardial viability