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
1992
Tc-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