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Effect of Proton Pump Inhibitors and H2 Antagonists on the Stomach Wall in 99mTc-Sestamibi Cardiac Imaging

Sumina Goel, Srinivas Bommireddipalli and E. Gordon DePuey
Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology December 2009, 37 (4) 240-243; DOI: https://doi.org/10.2967/jnmt.109.065847

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  • FIGURE 1. 
    FIGURE 1. 

    99mTc stress images showing curvilinear activity in stomach wall interfering with inferior wall of left ventricle (dashed circle). Reconstruction using different filters can induce artifacts.

Tables

  • TABLE 1

    Association Between Stomach Wall Uptake and PPIs (n = 121)

    Stomach wall uptakeOn PPINo PPI
    Yes219
    No586
  • TABLE 2

    Association Between Stomach Wall Uptake and Antagonists (n = 87)

    Stomach wall uptakeOn H2 antagonistNo H2 antagonist
    Yes16
    No1367
  • TABLE 3

    Association Between Stomach Wall Uptake and Age (n = 121)

    Age (y)
    Stomach wall uptake≤60>60
    Yes1218
    No4249
  • TABLE 4

    Association Between Stomach Wall Uptake and Sex (n = 121)

    Sex
    Stomach wall uptakeFemaleMale
    Yes2010
    No5536
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