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 sensitivityTechnetium-99m hexakis 2-methoxyisobutyl isonitrile: human biodistribution, dosimetry, safety, and preliminary comparison to thallium-201 for myocardial perfusion imaging.
Wackers F, Berman D, Maddahi J, Watson D, Beller G, Strauss H, Boucher C, Picard M, Holman B, Fridrich R. Technetium-99m hexakis 2-methoxyisobutyl isonitrile: human biodistribution, dosimetry, safety, and preliminary comparison to thallium-201 for myocardial perfusion imaging. Journal Of Nuclear Medicine 1989, 30: 301-11. PMID: 2525610.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary artery diseaseArtery diseaseMulticenter phase II clinical trialSignificant coronary artery diseasePhase II clinical trialMulticenter phase IStress imagesMyocardial perfusion imagingNew myocardial imaging agentHuman biodistributionClinical efficacyClinical trialsMyocardial analysisStress imagingMyocardial imaging agentMyocardial uptakeMyocardial segmentsNormal volunteersThallium-201Myocardial imagingPerfusion imagingPatientsPhase IExact concordanceMyocardial images
1988
Demonstration of reperfusion after thrombolysis with technetium-99m isonitrile myocardial imaging.
Kayden D, Mattera J, Zaret B, Wackers F. Demonstration of reperfusion after thrombolysis with technetium-99m isonitrile myocardial imaging. Journal Of Nuclear Medicine 1988, 29: 1865-7. PMID: 2972815.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThrombolytic therapyMyocardial infarctionRecombinant tissue plasminogen activatorAcute anteroseptal myocardial infarctionSuccess of reperfusionSalvage of myocardiumAcute myocardial infarctionAnteroseptal myocardial infarctionMyocardial perfusion defectsMyocardial perfusion imagingTissue plasminogen activatorEmergency roomRepeat injectionsPerfusion defectsIntravenous injectionMyocardial imagingPerfusion imagingMyocardial redistributionInfarctionNoninvasive meansPlasminogen activatorReperfusionImaging agentTherapyTechnetium
1987
Radionuclide methods for evaluating the results of thrombolytic therapy.
Zaret B, Wackers F. Radionuclide methods for evaluating the results of thrombolytic therapy. Circulation 1987, 76: ii8-17. PMID: 3038371.Peer-Reviewed Original Research