RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Myocardial Perfusion Scintigraphy as an Adjunct to Selective Coronary Arteriography: A Preliminary Report
JF Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology
JO J. Nucl. Med. Technol.
FD Society of Nuclear Medicine
SP 83
OP 86
VO 3
IS 2
A1 Bell, Naomi
A1 Lorton, Donald
YR 1975
UL http://tech.snmjournals.org/content/3/2/83.abstract
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.