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