PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Ponto, James A.
TI  - Choosing a Radiopharmaceutical for Cardiac Blood Pool Imaging
DP  - 1981 Sep 01
TA  - Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology
PG  - 150--153
VI  - 9
IP  - 3
4099  - http://tech.snmjournals.org/content/9/3/150.short
4100  - http://tech.snmjournals.org/content/9/3/150.full
SO  - J. Nucl. Med. Technol.1981 Sep 01; 9
AB  - Technetium-99m HSA, in vitro Tc-99m RBCs, and in vivo Tc-99m RBCs are clinically useful for cardiac blood pool imaging. The characteristics of each of these radiopharmaceuticals are described and some advantages and disadvantages of each are indicated. A table of considerations is presented for choosing a radiopharmaceutical for cardiac blood pool imaging. Each institution should consider all known factors before deciding which radiopharmaceutical will best fulfill its own particular needs.