PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Bell, Naomi
AU  - Lorton, Donald
TI  - Myocardial Perfusion Scintigraphy as an Adjunct to Selective Coronary Arteriography: A Preliminary Report
DP  - 1975 Jun 01
TA  - Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology
PG  - 83--86
VI  - 3
IP  - 2
4099  - http://tech.snmjournals.org/content/3/2/83.short
4100  - http://tech.snmjournals.org/content/3/2/83.full
SO  - J. Nucl. Med. Technol.1975 Jun 01; 3
AB  - A study is presented of 50 patients who underwent both selective coronary arteriography and myocardial perfusion scintigraphy following intracoronary injection of 99mTc-labeled human albumin microspheres (HAM). Myocardial perfusion scintigraphy was used as an adjunct to coronary arteriography in order to provide a more comprehensive assessment of the degree of ischemia present in the myocardium. Technetium-99m-labeled HAM was injected directly into the coronary circulation of these patients at the completion of coronary arteriography. From the scintigraphic images subsequently obtained, conclusions were drawn as to the relative blood flow to the myocardium. The patients were monitored throughout the procedure and no significant changes in heart rate, electrocardiogram, or blood pressure could be attributed to the intracoronary injection of HAM.