Procedure Guideline for Myocardial Perfusion Imaging 3.3

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FIGURE 1.
Orientation for display of tomographic myocardial perfusion data.

TABLE 2

Radiation Dosimetry for Adults^*

Radiopharmaceutical	Intravenously administered activity	Organ receiving the largest radiation dose	Effective dose
²⁰¹Tl-chloride^†	74–148 MBq (2–4 mCi)	Kidneys, 0.46 mGy/MBq (1.7 rad/mCi)	0.23 mSv/MBq (0.85 rem/mCi)
^99mTc-sestamibi^‡	740–1,480 MBq (20–40 mCi)	Gallbladder, 0.039 mGy/MBq (0.14 rad/mCi)	0.0085 mSv/MBq (0.031 rem/mCi)
^99mTc-tetrofosmin	740–1,480 MBq (20–40 mCi)	Gallbladder, 0.031 mGy/MBq (0.11 rad/mCi)	0.0067 mSv/MBq (0.025 rem/mCi)
⁸²Rb^§	1,100–1,850 MBq (30–50 mCi)	Kidneys, 0.018 mGy/MBq (0.067 rad/mCi)	0.0048 mSv/MBq (0.018 rem/mCi)
¹³N-ammonia	370–740 MBq (10–20 mCi)	Urinary bladder, 0.0069 mGy/MBq (0.026 rad/mCi)	0.0022 mSv/MBq (0.0081 rem/mCi)

↵* See package insert for full prescribing information and complete radiation dosimetry.
↵† ICRP 53, page 373.
↵‡ ICRP 62, page 23.
↵§ ICRP 53, page 162.