Each patient was injected at rest with 15 mCi (555 MBq) of sestamibi (Du Pont de Nemours,
Germany; dose range 10— 22 mCi) followed by a 10-cc flush with 0.9% NaCl. The patients …

Background 99mTc sestamibi and 201Tl are tracers that allow equivalent detection of
myocardial infarction. However, because sestamibi does not undergo as much time …

The aim of this study was to assess whether a clinically relevant change in myocardial
sestamibi activity could be documented within the first 120 min following injection (pi). In 17 …

BACKGROUND 99mTc-sestamibi and thallium imaging have similar accuracy when used
for diagnostic purposes, but whether sestamibi provides accurate information regarding …

Background Assessment of myocardial viability by 99mTc-sestamibi remains controversial.
Accordingly, we investigated the use of sestamibi as a marker of myocardial viability, defined …

15mm the rest study on Day 2, potentially saving diagnostic costs for the patient or third-
partypayers. The disadvantages of the two-day protocol are the un certainty as to when the …

Prospective delineation of viable from nonviable myocardium in patients with coronary artery
disease is an important factor in deciding whether a patient should be revascularized or …

Background Whether the combined analysis of rest 201 Tl and sestamibi uptake provides
additional information regarding myocardial viability in patients with coronary artery disease …

Extensive work has already been performed with regard to both planar and single photon
emission computed (SPECT) technetium 99m sestamibi studies. Before widespread …

BACKGROUND Regional 201Tl activity after resting injection, imaged early and after
redistribution, reflects viable myocardium and can predict improved isotope uptake as well …