DocumentCode
822589
Title
Myocardial Positron Scintigraphy with Short-Lived 82Rb
Author
Hoop, B., Jr. ; Beh, R.A. ; Beller, G.A. ; Brownell, G.L. ; Burnham, C.A. ; Hnatowich, D.J. ; Moore, R.H. ; Parker, J.A. ; Roux-Lough, P.O. ; Smith, T.W. ; Budinger, T.F. ; Chu, P. ; Yano, Y. ; Barnes, J.W. ; Grant, P.M. ; Ogard, A.E. ; Brien, H. A O
Author_Institution
Physics Research Laboratory and Cardiac Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston Massachusetts 02114
Volume
23
Issue
1
fYear
1976
Firstpage
584
Lastpage
589
Abstract
Positron-emitting 78-sec 82Rb obtained from a 82Sr (25 day) nuclide generator is used with a multicrystal positron camera for serial non-invasive myocardial scanning. Progress in application of this generator for myocardial scintigraphy from December, 1974 to September, 1975 is reported. Physical characteristics of the generator and scanning system were examined with the aid of phantom models. Myocardial scanning was carried out in an open chest canine myocardial infarct preparation and in normal human subjects. It is concluded that positron scintigraphy with 82Rb permits rapid non-invasive assessment of regional myocardial perfusion at intervals of several minutes.
Keywords
Animals; Blood; Cameras; Heart; Laboratories; Lung neoplasms; Muscles; Myocardium; Positrons; Rats;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9499
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TNS.1976.4328310
Filename
4328310
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